To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.

To explain or clarify; to translate; to elucidate.

To explain the meaning of; to conceive the significance of; construe.

(IEEE) To translate and execute each statement or construct of a computer program before translating and executing the next. Contrast with assemble, compile.

To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.

give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

to respond to art work by identifying the feelings, moods, and ideas communicated by the work of art. Interpretation also calls for the investigation of the influence of time and place upon the artist who created the work of art.

Consider the connection between structure of the landscape and function of ecosystems within that landscape.

Present in understandable terms. [D00872] PMK87

make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

to have or show oneâ€(tm)s own understanding of the meaning; to bring out the meaning (Websterâ€(tm)s World Wide Dictionary).

This is a DEFERed word that is used to process a line of Forth input. See (INTERPRET). Related Words: $INTERPRET QUIT COMPILING? INTERPRET? QUERY (INTERPRET)

Load a program or set of clauses into Prolog through the interpreter (also known as consulting). Interpreted code runs more slowly than compiled code, but more extensive facilities are available for debugging interpreted code.

v. to decipher. A programming language, such as BASIC, is interpreted at run-time, rather than pre- compiled.