Interpreting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure) countable
"To put these statements in the singular, of course, is to abstract — there is always a plurality of interpretings when interpretation takes place."
- 2 an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious wordnet
- 3 Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another) uncountable
"The scholarship supporting translation and interpreting education necessarily entails discussions of assessment and there has been some encouraging work in this area."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of interpret form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The problem is one of interpreting these ancient scriptures."
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