All 5 Uses

interpret
in
The Nickel Boys
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Punishment for acting above your station was a central principle in Harriet's interpretation of the world.†
p. 85.1

interpretation = a particular understanding or explanation
The wildcat strike of '68: an introduction to the city so wretched that he had to interpret it as a hazing.†
p. 136.1 *

interpret = to understand or explain something in a particular way
The men hollered and laughed and traded glances whose meaning Elwood would interpret later.†
p. 16.5
Interpreting the scene was not part of his job.†
p. 65.8
At Nickel, her dependable ire stemmed from the regrettable condition of the colored art room, the haphazard supplies, and what could only be interpreted as institutional resistance to her various improvements.†
p. 115.5 *

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)