To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.

To explain or clarify; to translate; to elucidate.

To explain the meaning of; to conceive the significance of; construe.

To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.

give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

to respond to art work by identifying the feelings, moods, and ideas communicated by the work of art. Interpretation also calls for the investigation of the influence of time and place upon the artist who created the work of art.

This is a DEFERed word that is used to process a line of Forth input. See (INTERPRET). Related Words: $INTERPRET QUIT COMPILING? INTERPRET? QUERY (INTERPRET)

Load a program or set of clauses into Prolog through the interpreter (also known as consulting). Interpreted code runs more slowly than compiled code, but more extensive facilities are available for debugging interpreted code.

v. to decipher. A programming language, such as BASIC, is interpreted at run-time, rather than pre- compiled.

Present in understandable terms. [D00872] PMK87

make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

To study a document and draw conclusions about social, political or personal events from it.

Draw meaning from

To act as an interpreter.