verb trans
to understand the meaning of (something), often in the light of one's beliefs, judgments, or circumstances
to explain the meaning of (something)
Daniel interpreted the king's dream
to give an oral translation of (a speaker's words)
to represent (something) by means of art, bringing to realization one's understanding of it or one's feelings about it
to act as an interpreter
interpretable adj
interpretative /-tətiv/ adj
interpretatively /-tətivli/ adv
interpretive /-tiv/ adj
[Middle English interpreten via French from Latin interpretari to explain]