2 meanings, 2 uses
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1 —1 use as in:
interpret Spanish to English
Definition
to translate words into spoken words of another language
(This word is especially used in place of translate when the translation is done real-time, or on-the-fly, or immediately as needed.)
(This word is especially used in place of translate when the translation is done real-time, or on-the-fly, or immediately as needed.)
- But come, let us now inquire of some soothsayer or priest, yea, or an interpreter of dreams—seeing that a dream too is of Zeus—who shall say wherefore Phoebus Apollo is so wroth, whether he blame us by reason of vow or hecatomb; if perchance he would accept the savour of lambs or unblemished goats, and so would take away the pestilence from us.Book 1 (11% in)
There are no more uses of "interpret" flagged with this meaning in The Iliad by Homer (translated by: Lang, Leaf, & Myers).
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2 —1 use as in:
her interpretation of the data
Definition
to understand or explain something in a particular way — often the meaning or significance of something
- Even so would a soothsayer interpret that in his heart had clear knowledge of omens, and whom the people obeyed.Book 12 (48% in)
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