interpret

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈtɜːrprət/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈtɜːprət/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to explain what something means

We interpret the results to show that the plan is working.

B2

to understand something in a certain way

People interpret the same words differently.

B2

to translate spoken words into another language

She will interpret for the foreign visitors.

R

to perform music or a role with personal feeling

The actor will interpret the character with great emotion.

translation

v. to explain what something means; to understand something in a certain way; to translate spoken words into another language; to perform music or a role with personal feeling

Word Forms

3rd Present interprets
Past interpreted
Perfect interpreted
Progressive interpreting