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in·ter·pret

interpret

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn tuhr priht
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part of speech: verb
inflections: interprets, interpreting, interpreted
definition 1: to decide the meaning of.
The ending of the movie was a little hard to interpret.
similar words:
comprehend, understand
definition 2: to understand in a particular way.
I interpreted her smile to mean that she agreed.
similar words:
define, diagnose, read, see
derivations: interpretable (adj.), interpretability (n.), interpreter (n.)
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