decode
verb /diːˈkəʊd/
/diːˈkəʊd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they decode | /diːˈkəʊd/ /diːˈkəʊd/ |
| he / she / it decodes | /diːˈkəʊdz/ /diːˈkəʊdz/ |
| past simple decoded | /diːˈkəʊdɪd/ /diːˈkəʊdɪd/ |
| past participle decoded | /diːˈkəʊdɪd/ /diːˈkəʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form decoding | /diːˈkəʊdɪŋ/ /diːˈkəʊdɪŋ/ |
- decode something to convert something written in code into normal language synonym decipher (1)
- I was involved in decoding enemy documents.
- decode something to find the meaning of something that is difficult to understand synonym decipher (2)
- I struggled to decode all the jargon he used.
- decode something to receive an electronic signal and change it into a different form, for example pictures that can be shown on a television screen
- decoding equipment
- decode something (linguistics) to understand the meaning of something in a foreign language compare encode