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Interpreting   /ˈɪntərprˌɛtɪŋ/   Listen
Interpreting

noun
1.
An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious.  Synonyms: interpretation, rendering, rendition.  "He annoyed us with his interpreting of parables" , "Often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"



Interpret

verb
(past & past part. interpreted; pres. part. interpreting)
1.
Make sense of; assign a meaning to.  Synonyms: construe, see.  "How do you interpret his behavior?"
2.
Give an interpretation or explanation to.  Synonym: rede.
3.
Give an interpretation or rendition of.  Synonym: render.
4.
Create an image or likeness of.  Synonym: represent.
5.
Restate (words) from one language into another language.  Synonyms: render, translate.  "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?" , "She rendered the French poem into English" , "He translates for the U.N."
6.
Make sense of a language.  Synonyms: read, translate, understand.  "Can you read Greek?"



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"Interpreting" Quotes from Famous Books



... was the apparent pleasure of the meeting that, when the interpreting was done and the ceremonies over, Ridgar went with the Indian among the tepees and no more did McElroy see him until he came to ...
— The Maid of the Whispering Hills • Vingie E. Roe

... felicitate me accordingly in the name of your said Sovereign. The sixtieth year of my reign was about to be completed. You, a company, too distant from your Sovereign, could not announce it to him. Interpreting this to be his pleasure, you have undertaken to send, in his name, to do me homage; and I have no doubt this prince is inspired towards me with the same sentiments which I have experienced in you. I have, therefore, received your Embassador ...
— Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey thr • John Barrow

... disconsolate. His chin was resting on his hand, and he watched her intently, never taking his eyes from her face. She felt that he was concentrating his will upon her; that some new idea concerning her had come into his mind; for it was one of her miseries that she possessed the power of interpreting the drift of this man's thoughts. Much as she detested him, there existed that curious link ...
— Benita, An African Romance • H. Rider Haggard

... Medical Group had responsibility for issuing, receiving, processing, and interpreting film badges for Project TRINITY. The Site Monitoring Group compiled the film badge records for both onsite and offsite personnel. Radiological safety personnel and military police recorded the names and identification numbers of individuals ...
— Project Trinity 1945-1946 • Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer

... are seeds of quarrels. Pratt the attorney-general has fallen on a necessary extension of the Habeas Corpus to private cases. The interpreting world ascribes his motive to a want of affection for my Lord Mansfield, who unexpectedly is supported by the late Chancellor, the Duke of Newcastle, and that part of the ministry; and very expectedly by Mr. Fox, as this is likely to make a breach ...
— The Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 2 • Horace Walpole


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