All 3 Uses of
interpret
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- "Don't forget, your aunt has been away from England for a long time."
Kit was aware again of that intangible warning that she could not interpret.
p. 20..9interpret = understand
- But Dr. Bulkeley says that Connecticut has misinterpreted the charter.
p. 70..9misinterpreted = wrongly understoodstandard prefix: The prefix "mis-" in misinterpreted means wrong and reverses the meaning of interpreted. This is the same pattern you see in words like misunderstand, misbehave, and misuse.
- They looked hard and purposeful, and Goodwife Cruff's eyes glittered toward Kit with contempt and something else she could not interpret.
p. 197..5 *interpret = understand
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