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interpreting

interpreting

1 4.1
Giving the meaning of something that is not clear
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɜrprɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : interpretación
  • Performing/Interpreting

And it's a way of interpreting the patterns of evolution.

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Examples

  • I will be working towards a Certificate in American Sign Language Interpreting.

    Blog text (34)
  • A conclusion not necessarily related to the former focuses on Community Interpreting or Public Services Interpreting.

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  • Type is a way of interpreting sequence of bits, right?

  • A conclusion not necessarily related to the former focuses on Community Interpreting or Public Services Interpreting.

    Blog text (32)
  • Public Service Interpreting

    Blog text (32)
  • Language translations aren't a mystery for the hardworking people of Day Translations, Inc., World Interpreting, Inc., and Your Spanish Translation, Inc.

    Blog text (8)
  • The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care was contracted to conduct a national environmental scan of industry practices and tools related to language assessment for various health care and non-health care professions, with the specific goal of understanding what may be relevant for assessing clinicians.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Effective interpreting helps people understand complex legal documents during court cases.

  • The seminar focused on the art of interpreting ancient texts for modern audiences.

  • His skill in interpreting the subtle cues in conversations made him an excellent mediator.

Synonyms

explanation
vsinterpreting
1.0

A statement that makes something clear or helps someone understand

centres on revealing not immediately obvious meaning rather than any general clarity
interpretation
vsinterpreting
314 4.4

An explanation of what something means

is the action of making hidden meaning clear rather than the understood result
reading
vsinterpreting
192 4.2

A particular way of understanding or performing a work

is the general activity of explaining rather than a single personal take
clarification
vsinterpreting
62 3.3

An explanation that makes something easier to understand

is the ongoing process of explaining hidden meaning rather than a single clearing statement
rendition
vsinterpreting
7 7.4

An explanation of something that is hard to understand

focuses on the ongoing act of explaining rather than a single version
rendering
vsinterpreting
7 5.1

A way a performer presents a work to show their view

is about the explanatory process not the artistic presentation
explication
vsinterpreting
  • Literature
2 8.1

A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea

is the act of explaining hidden meaning without always being so detailed
elucidation
vsinterpreting
  • Formal
1 6.5

An explanation that makes something clear and easy to understand

focuses on explaining hidden meaning rather than just simplifying
clarifying
vsinterpreting
1 3.3

That helps people understand something more clearly

aims to explain deeper not immediately obvious meaning rather than only removing confusion
disambiguation
vsinterpreting
1 7.5

To make something clear by removing confusion about its meaning

deals with explaining unclear meaning broadly not only removing ambiguity
contextualization
vsinterpreting
1 7.2

Putting information into a situation to make it easier to understand

uses direct explanation of hidden meaning rather than relying on surrounding context

Antonyms

obfuscation
  • Formal
12 8.7

Making something unclear or hard to understand on purpose

How Clear

illuminating
17 4.3
clarifying
1 3.3
interpreting
1 4.1
explanation
1.0

Surface Forms

interpreting singular
interpretings plural

Morphology

interpreting = interpret (transparent) = interpret + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization formed from the verb 'interpret' with the productive suffix '-ing', so the meaning is directly the act/process of interpreting.

Etymology

Interpreting comes from the Latin interpretari, which meant 'explain' or 'translate'. An interpreter stands between people or ideas and 'makes meaning clear', so interpreting today is the act of explaining something that is not obvious.