interpretation
- noun
- /ˌɪntərprɪˈteɪʃən/
- The beauty of their document was in the many possible interpretations of their message.
- different interpretations
- an interpretation of results
- interpretation of findings
What if your interpretation of that thing has changed?
- What if your interpretation of that thing has changed?
- The, the, it's all open to interpretation because that's what people want.
- The problem is not in the interpretation, it's in the clause itself.
- So if this interpretation works for you, be my guest.
- Also that the interpretation of God is always ambiguous.
- What is my most generous interpretation of why he would say that to me?
- This is just my personal interpretation of John von Neumann's quote.
- It's about turning down the volume on that interpretation of sensation as pain.
- But we always have some sort of interpretation going on.
- And that's what we've created with the materialistic interpretation of the universe.
- He is a pioneer in the ancient interpretation of the function of the Egyptian pyramids.
- But what I, my interpretation of it is this.
- Again, my my problems were the over interpretation of some of that research.
Examples
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There is no singular interpretation of that tweet.
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I'm told that you want my interpretation as to what the Constitution says - about this situation.
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All right, So that was his interpretation from these results.
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I think that was the one interpretation I heard.
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What if your interpretation of that thing has changed?
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What is the social interpretation of the use of the word like?
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So if this interpretation works for you, be my guest.
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Leaves too much room for interpretation.
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The facts will bear that interpretation, I suppose.
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Her interpretation of the poem revealed layers of meaning that many overlooked.
Synonyms
A particular meaning of a word or expression
A statement that makes something clear or helps someone understand
An idea a word or sign shows
The ability to know what something means
A way of understanding or judging something
A particular way of understanding or performing a work
Ability to understand the meaning of what you read or hear
An explanation that makes something easier to understand
A way of explaining the meaning of words or texts
An explanation of something that is hard to understand
A way a performer presents a work to show their view
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
The meaning that a word, sign, or symbol expresses
Giving the meaning of something that is not clear
A way of understanding the meaning of something
Antonyms
When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
Compounds
People understand words in their exact meaning without hidden or deeper ideas
- Jargon
A way of reading laws or rules that follows their exact written words without allowing change
- Jargon
A way of reading the Constitution where judges consider its purpose and current needs
How Plausible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interpretation comes from the verb interpret, which means 'to explain' or 'translate' and is the same root as interpreter. So an interpretation is someone's explanation or understanding of what something 'means'.