INTERPRET meaning: 1. to decide what the meaning of something is: 2. to express your own ideas about the intended…. Learn more.

Definition of interpret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you interpret something, you make sense of it. You could interpret a graph, a foreign language, or even Mona Lisa's odd smile. If you're ordering food in a foreign land, you may need someone to …

If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance. The fact that they had decided to come was interpreted as a positive sign. The judge quite rightly says that he …

Oct 14, 2025 · interpret (third-person singular simple present interprets, present participle interpreting, simple past and past participle interpreted) To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether …

INTERPRET meaning: 1 : to explain the meaning of (something); 2 : to understand (something) in a specified way often + as

to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.

• I interpreted her silence as anger. • An artist has as much right to interpret history as a historian. • This dream can be interpreted in several different ways. • Fairy tales can be interpreted in several …

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb interpret, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of interpret. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.