# interpreting

Pronunciation: say "in-TUR-prit-ing" US /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt.ɪŋ/, UK /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of interpret. — present participle and gerund of interpret
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of interpret. Use this -ing form for an ongoing action or as a noun.
   - _The guide was interpreting the carved symbols for the tour group._
   - _Interpreting between the two teams took most of the meeting._

## Noun

2. The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another.
   - Simple: The work of changing spoken or signed words from one language into another as they are said.
   - _Conference interpreting demands intense concentration and rapid recall._
   - _Sign language interpreting is provided at every public event in the city._
3. An act of interpreting or explaining something obscure or unclear.
   - Simple: An act of explaining the meaning of something that is hard to understand.
   - _The lawyer's interpreting of the ambiguous clause shaped the entire case._
   - _Scholars disagreed over the correct interpreting of the cryptic inscription._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/interpreting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).