explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.

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

Interpret definition: to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate.. See examples of INTERPRET used in a sentence.

If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance. The judge quite rightly says that he has to interpret the law as it's been passed. [VERB noun] …

1. to give or provide the meaning of; explain; elucidate: to interpret a parable. 2. to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. 3. to translate orally. 4. to …

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 …

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 …

Some common synonyms of interpret are elucidate, explain, explicate, and expound. While all these words mean "to make something clear or understandable," interpret adds to explain the …

INTERPRET definition: 1. to explain or decide what you think a particular phrase, performance, action, etc means: 2. to…. Learn more.