interpreted

[in-tur-prit] Example Sentences

in·ter·pret

[in-tur-prit]
verb (used with object)
1.
to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
2.
to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable.
3.
to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.
4.
to perform or render (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one's own understanding or sensitivity: The actor interpreted Lear as a weak, pitiful old man.
5.
to translate orally.
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6.
Computers.
a.
to transform (a program written in a high-level language) with an interpreter into a sequence of machine actions, one statement at a time, executing each statement immediately before going on to transform the next one.
b.
to read (the patterns of holes in punched cards) with an interpreter, printing the interpreted data on the same cards so that they can be read more conveniently by people. Compare interpreter (def. 3).
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verb (used without object)
7.
to translate what is said in a foreign language.
8.
to explain something; give an explanation.

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Interpreted is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English interpreten < Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpret- (stem of interpres) explainer

in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·pret·a·bil·i·ty, in·ter·pret·a·ble·ness, noun
in·ter·pret·a·bly, adverb
non·in·ter·pret·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective
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pre·in·ter·pret, verb (used with object)
re·in·ter·pret, verb
self-in·ter·pret·ed, adjective
self-in·ter·pret·ing, adjective
un·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective
un·in·ter·pret·ed, adjective
well-in·ter·pret·ed, adjective
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1. See explain.

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Example Sentences
  • It is on the retina that the light is converted into a neural signal that is ultimately interpreted by the brain as an image.
  • State television interpreted this as a sign of obedience.
  • The exhibition's creators and promoters have researched, sourced and interpreted much of what is contained in the exhibition.
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