All 6 Uses

interpret
in
Memoirs of a Geisha
(Edited)

[of a particular kind of smile] Its advantage is that men can interpret it however they want; you can imagine how often I've relied on it.
p. 8.3 *

interpret = understand the meaning of
Of course, a sign doesn't mean anything unless you know how to interpret it.
p. 108.9
She poured sake for the great German writer Thomas Mann, who afterward told her a long, dull story through an interpreter that went on and on for nearly an hour;
p. 149.8

interpreter = someone who translates language
I think he must have interpreted this as a kind of consent, because now his hands began to move with more urgency.
p. 262.1

interpreted = translated
The actor Basil Rathbone had admired it so much that with the help of an interpreter the two of them had developed something of a friendship.
p. 329.3 *

interpreter = someone who translates language
When I looked at her, she wore a smile I wasn't sure how to interpret.
p. 379.5

interpret = understand

Definitions:

(1) (interpret as in: interpret Spanish to English)
to translate someone’s words into spoken words of another language while they are speaking
(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
(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)