interpret

Verb

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

• restate (words) from one language into another language
  • I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
    
  • Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
    
  • She rendered the French poem into English
    
  • He translates for the U.N.
    

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

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

• give an interpretation or explanation to

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  understand , read , translate , render , represent , rede , construe , see