"interpret" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/ [UK], /ɪnˈtɝprɪt/ [US] Audio: En-us-interpret.ogg [US] Forms: interpret [canonical], interprets [third-person, singular], interpreted [past], interpreted [past, participle], interpreting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you interpret something, you understand a particular meaning in it, and may explain that meaning to others.
    Sense id: simple-interpret-en-verb-Sny4VEdk
  2. If you interpret, you translate in real time as people are talking.
    Sense id: simple-interpret-en-verb-2mKxOvpO
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          "text": "Jackson observed the same events but interpreted them differently."
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          "text": "We must understand the language of dreams before we can begin to interpret their meanings."
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          "text": "Teaching students about simple statistics will help them to interpret the data."
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          "text": "Students with reading problems have difficulty reading words, and therefore cannot interpret the text."
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          "text": "The court should interpret the law rather than making it up."
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