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] If you …

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 bring out …

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 …

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 …

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

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.