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Interpret

To explain the meaning of something. To understand something in a particular way or to translate orally.

verb
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Imagine This

Picture a translator standing between two groups speaking different languages, quickly turning the speaker's words into another language so everyone can understand.

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Sounds Like

in-TUR-pret

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Looks Like

inter + pret (looks like two parts you can see visually) or similar to 'interpreter' nearby

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Remember This

Remember that interpret is the verb form; related nouns include interpretation and interpreter; related adjective is interpretive.

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Other Forms

interpretationnoun
interpretingverb
interpreternoun
interpretiveadjective
interpretedverb
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Connect With

explain, translate, construe, elucidate, render, decipher

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Note

Be careful not to confuse with 'intercept' or the misspelling 'interperate'. The noun form is 'interpretation' and the verb form is 'interpret'.

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