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interpreting

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interpretation

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interpretation

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of interpret

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the edict was subject to many interpretations
  • he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables
  • often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interpretation, rendition, rendering

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: explanation

Narrower terms: broad interpretation, judicial activism

History

Etymology

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