Definition of Interpreted
Adjective: interpreted in'tur-pri-tid
- Understood in a certain way; made sense of
"an open door interpreted as an invitation";
- taken
- Make sense of; assign a meaning to
"How do you interpret his behaviour?";
- construe, see
- Give an interpretation or explanation to
- rede [archaic]
- (performing arts) perform or do in a particular way
"The pianist interpreted the Beethoven sonata beautifully";
- render
- (art) create an image or likeness of
"The painter interpreted his wife as a young girl";
- represent
- Restate (words) from one language into another language
"Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?";
- translate, render
- Make sense of a language
"She interprets French";
- understand, read, translate
See also:
interpretative
interpreter