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What does interpretation mean?

Definitions in simple English

interpretation Noun

— An interpretation is an attempt to understand something. Weather forecasters use a lot of data, but the interpretation of the data is very difficult. In our interpretation the output data in Table 2 is an acceptable variation of that in Table 1. — An interpretation is one meaning that something might have, or one way that one person understands something. I don't think your interpretation is what the writer meant. One interpretation of the poem "Cross" by Langston Hughes is that "Cross" symbolize the speaker's mixed race. The hospital offers interpretation services between English and French, Spanish, and Punjabi. — An interpretation expresses an individual’s opinion about artistic work. One interpretation of "Alive" is that people will do anything to survive.

interpretation

— noun a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something — noun (= rendition) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving — noun an explanation that results from interpreting something the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence — noun (= interpreting, rendition) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious the edict was subject to many interpretations he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning

Synonyms interpretation synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as interpretation?

interpretation English » English

explanation translation rendition interpreting rendering exposition commentary reading meaning definition construction version gloss explication exegesis comment analysis understanding elucidation solution point of view performance opinion expounding description decipherment decipher tenet significance sense read personation perception note making out insight import implication idea decryptment decryption decrypt decoding decode criticism conversion construing conception comprehension code translation

Topics interpretation topics

What do people use interpretation to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Meaning

What words refer to the meaning of something?

meaning definition semantics sense interpretation

Social behavior Religion Theology

Sacred writings

What words refer to the interpretation of sacred writings?

interpretation exegesis

Language and thought Think Understand

Misunderstand

What words refer to understanding something differently than someone else?

understand differently give a different interpretation

Examples interpretation examples

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Simple sentences

The question permits of only one interpretation.

The interpretation of this data, however, is very much in dispute.

There is only one interpretation possible for this sentence.

It's open to interpretation.

I didn't say that. That's your interpretation.

In a comment that has now been deleted, Tom said that my interpretation was right.

This is my free interpretation of the contents of the letter.

All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.

Movie subtitles

Perhaps I am mistaken in the interpretation I put upon your conduct.

I would like to get your interpretation of Hamlet's character.

I can't agree with this part of your interpretation, for the good reason that the weapon is now in my hand.

I resent any neighbor. who takes the law into her own hands. and places a special interpretation upon it just for herself.

The pear-shaped tones came out pear-shaped but the interpretation was all wrong.

In other words, general sympathy for Watanabe-san has given rise to a special interpretation of his death at the park.

It's my own interpretation.

Only this morning, at the staff meeting, Jim made the point that. although we have to keep The Chronicle vital and exciting and commercial. perhaps we ought to do a little more interpretation of the news. give our readers a little more to think about.

Now, I believe in, just as much as anyone in this room, in a basic fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible, But we can't close our eyes to all progress, to everything which represents. Wait a minute!

Whether my client went astray is a Matter of interpretation.

Regardless of the acts committed. we cannot make the interpretation that these defendants. are really responsible for crimes against humanity.

What a wonderful interpretation!

What a wonderful interpretation.

I'm in Photographic Aerial Reconnaissance interpretation.

Please, impresario I read you what the Russian critic, Yakubovich say about my interpretation of Uncle Vanya.

However, the interpretation of this fact as being final proof of the existence of the supernatural is merely supposition and therefore cannot be accepted without further data.

I resent. I resent any neighbor. who takes the law into her own hands. and places a special interpretation upon it just for herself.

The Minister recommends using only such words and phrases which could remain open to later interpretation by the Ministers.

I think the ambassador fears that if the press hear about this. they might conceivably place a different interpretation. upon your motives, however pure in fact they may be.

Even the most generous interpretation of that is horrifying.

I am only expressing my interpretation, sir.

Under the circumstances, sir, I accept your interpretation.

It simply is an act of self deception to put that kind of religious interpretation on out of thought.

Not their interpretation of it.

Ergo, horoscopes, tips on the horses, Interpretation of dreams so they can win on the numbers lotteries.

And what, may I ask, is his interpretation?

If you'd been a man of general education, you'd know interpretation of dreams is used in psychoanalysis.

Captain Patch, it is for the court to decide what interpretation is to be placed upon the facts.

The spirit is the same. though the interpretation must be in accordance with our numbers.

I trust in the Lord. and our Lord himself dictated our rule. therefore it should be obeyed literally without interpretation.

Without interpretation!

These were the words of Christ. without interpretation, without change.

Regardless of the acts committed, we cannot make the interpretation that these defendants are really responsible for crimes against humanity.

Ah yes.it was a truly wonderful interpretation.

Your interpretation of bringing sex out into the open and mine are two different things.

There's no adult interpretation.

News and current affairs

In fact, even on the most literal interpretation, Bush's statement was not accurate.

Bush's excessively literal interpretation of the requirements of honesty conceals a deeper dishonesty whose consequences have been far more morally serious.

So the interpretation that best fits the facts so far is that the political aim of separating Khodorkovsky and Menatep from Yukos led in practice to nationalization, but that this was not the underlying goal.

Indeed, Breivik's interpretation of their words is, in an odd way, more rational than the idea that a war for our very survival can be fought with words alone.

A depressing aspect of Ferguson's interpretation is his failure to acknowledge the impact of the Great Recession on government performance and business expectations.

Problems with interpretation also plagued that second effort.

I have a different interpretation: it is testimony to the importance of a free press, which may not stop but can curtail abuses.

A natural interpretation is that spending adjustments work better because they promise smaller government, thereby favoring economic growth.

There is a simple interpretation of what has been happening to the US economy.

In any case, only the second interpretation is correct.

Representatives may demand interpretation into their home language, but a proposal to limit each country's translation budget is likely to be accepted soon.

But this interpretation is in large part wrong.

The interpretation of sequencing data then developed along two dimensions.

The political passions aroused by the clashes of interpretation often make the crisis seemingly insoluble.

But, in more than 20 cases, member states were given discretion over its implementation and interpretation.

But this interpretation of the Great Depression, common though it is, is misguided.

A third problem with the conventional Keynesian interpretation is that the balanced-budget approach during the Great Depression did actually work.

The most likely interpretation is that those at the top no longer want to concede anything when it comes to stability.

Such an interpretation makes the act easier to understand: a cog in a terrorist network would be compelled, even brainwashed, to mount such an attack.

Fortunately, a minority of physicists, myself included, likewise side unequivocally with realism, by adopting Hugh Everett's multiple-universes interpretation of quantum theory.

To be sure, in EU institutions' public and ceremonial meetings, interpretation and translation must be equally available, at least in principle, from every language into every other.

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