verb
1. make sense of a language
e.g. She understands French
Can you read Greek?
Synonym: understandreadtranslate
2. make sense of
assign a meaning to
e.g. What message do you see in this letter?
How do you interpret his behavior?
Synonym: construesee
3. give an interpretation or explanation to
Synonym: rede
4. restate (words) from one language into another language
e.g. I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
She rendered the French poem into English
He translates for the U.N.
Synonym: translaterender
5. create an image or likeness of
e.g. The painter represented his wife as a young girl
Synonym: represent
6. give an interpretation or rendition of
e.g. The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
Synonym: render