v., -pret·ed, -pret·ing, -prets.

v.tr.

1. To explain the meaning of: interpreted the ambassador's remarks. See synonyms at explain.
2. To conceive the significance of; construe: interpreted his smile to be an agreement; interpreted the open door as an invitation.
3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism.
4. To translate orally.

v.intr.

1. To offer an explanation.
2. To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages.

[Middle English interpreten, from Old French interpreter, from Latin interpretārī, from interpres, interpret-, negotiator, explainer.]

interpretability in·ter'pret·a·bil'i·ty or in·ter'pret·a·ble·ness n.
interpretable in·ter'pret·a·ble adj.

To run a program one line at a time. Each line of source language is translated into machine language and then executed.

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verb

1. To make understandable: construe, decipher, explain, explicate, expound, spell out. Archaic enucleate. Idioms: put into plain English. See explain/baffle.
2. To understand in a particular way: construe, read, take. See understand/misunderstand.
3. To perform according to one's artistic conception: execute, play, render. See performing arts.

v

Definition: make sense of; define
Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand

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n. the suitability of imagery for interpretation with respect to answering adequately requirements on a given type of target in terms of quality and scale. Interpretability is rated as poor (imagery is unsuitable for interpretation to answer adequately requirements on a given type of target), fair (imagery is suitable for interpretation to answer requirements on a given type of target but with only average detail), good (imagery is suitable for interpretation to answer requirements on a given type of target in considerable detail), and excellent (imagery is suitable for interpretation to answer requirements on a given type of target in complete detail).

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD, NATO) Suitability of imagery for interpretation with respect to answering adequately requirements on a given type of target in terms of quality and scale. a. poor--Imagery is unsuitable for interpretation to answer adequately requirements on a given type of target. b. fair--Imagery is suitable for interpretation to answer requirements on a given type of target but with only average detail. c. good--Imagery is suitable for interpretation to answer requirements on a given type of target in considerable detail. d. excellent--Imagery is suitable for interpretation to answer requirements on a given type of target in complete detail.

IN BRIEF: To explain the meaning of.

Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature. — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), English physician & writer.

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Common misspelling(s) of interpret

• interpet

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fortolke, forklare, udlægge
v. intr. - tolke

Nederlands (Dutch)
interpreteren, tolken, vertolken

Français (French)
v. tr. - interpréter (comme, pour), expliquer, traduire
v. intr. - faire l'interprète (pour)

Deutsch (German)
v. - dolmetschen, interpretieren, deuten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ερμηνεύω, εξηγώ, μεταφράζω, ερμηνεύω (ρόλο κ.λπ.), διερμηνεύω, εκτελώ καθήκοντα διερμηνέα

Italiano (Italian)
prestare servizio d'interpretariato, interpretare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interpretar

Русский (Russian)
интерпретировать, переводить устно

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interpretar
v. intr. - hacer de intérprete, traducir verbalmente, interpretar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tolka, återge, uppfatta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
解释, 诠释, 说明, 口译, 翻译, 理解, 演奏, 演, 作解释, 作口译, 当翻译

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解釋, 詮釋, 說明, 口譯, 翻譯, 理解, 演奏, 演
v. intr. - 作解釋, 作口譯, 當翻譯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 뜻을 해석하다, 이해하다, ~의 통역을 하다
v. intr. - 통역하다, 설명하다, 해석하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解釈する, 説明する, 通訳する, 演じる, 演奏する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفسر, يترجم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסביר, פירש, תרגם, הבין התנהגות מסוימת‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד כמתורגמן, ערך מלים‬

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