American English pronunciation

How to pronounce interprets

IPA transcription: [,ɪn'tɚpɹəts]

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Verb

  • make sense of; assign a meaning to

    “What message do you see in this letter?”

    “How do you interpret his behavior?”

  • make sense of a language

    “She understands French”

    “Can you read Greek?”

  • restate (words) from one language into another language

    “I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.”

    “Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?”

    “She rendered the French poem into English”

    “He translates for the U.N.”

  • give an interpretation or explanation to

  • give an interpretation or rendition of

    “The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully”

  • create an image or likeness of

    “The painter represented his wife as a young girl”