All 4 Uses of
interpret
in
The War of the Worlds
- Men like Schiaparelli watched the red planet—it is odd, by-the-bye, that for countless centuries Mars has been the star of war—but failed to interpret the fluctuating appearances of the markings they mapped so well.
Chpt 1.1interpret = understand
- Or did they interpret our spurts of fire, the sudden stinging of our shells, our steady investment of their encampment, as we should the furious unanimity of onslaught in a disturbed hive of bees?
Chpt 1.15interpret = understand (something in a particular way)
- I did not know what these were—there was no time for scrutiny—and I put a more horrible interpretation on them than they deserved.
Chpt 2.1interpretation = understanding or explanation (of something in a particular way)
- Abruptly the right interpretation dawned upon my mind.
Chpt 2.1 *interpretation = understanding (of something in a particular way)
Definition:
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(interpret as in: her interpretation of the data) to understand or explain something in a particular way -- often the meaning or significance of something