All 4 Uses
interpret
in
Flags of Our Fathers
(Edited)
- Twenty-five, including an interpreter and a Navy surgeon, stepped forward.
Chpt 3. *interpreter = someone who translates language
- It was this interpretation of Bushido that motivated the Japanese soldiers to fight to the death in a manner the Marines judged fanatical.
Chpt 3. *interpretation = understanding (of something in a particular way)
- Time magazine, on its radio program, Time Views the News, broadcast the "staged" interpretation of the photograph without bothering to verify the rumor.
Chpt 13.
- But Pauline could never accept such an ordinary interpretation.
Chpt 19.
Definitions:
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(1)
(interpret as in: interpret Spanish to English) to translate someone’s words into spoken words of another language while they are speaking
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(2)
(interpret as in: her interpretation of the data) to understand or explain something in a particular way -- often the meaning or significance of something
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(3)
(interpret as in: her musical interpretation) capture someone else's ideas, or express personal artistic ideas or feelings while performing someone else's work
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)