in·ter·pret [ in túrprət ](past and past participlein·ter·pret·ed, present participlein·ter·pret·ing, 3rd person present singularin·ter·prets)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive verb find meaning of something: to establish or explain the meaning or significance of something
2. transitive verb ascribe meaning to something: to ascribe a particular meaning or significance to something I interpreted his gesture as an invitation.
3. transitive verb perform something in particular way: to perform something such as a play or piece of music in a way that conveys particular ideas or feelings about it
4. transitive and intransitive verb translate something: to translate what is said in one language into another so that speakers of different languages can communicate
5. transitive verb execute computer program: to convert instructions in a computer program written in a high-level language into machine language and execute them, one instruction at a time
[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin interpretari "explain" < interpret-, stem of interpres "broker"]
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