interprets
- 1Third-person singular simple present of interpret.
The court interprets each statute in light of its original purpose.
A skilled guide interprets the painting for visitors who know little about its history.
Note
One spelling carries every meaning of the verb, so the sentence around it does the sorting. With an object, it explains or represents something: a judge interprets a statute, a pianist interprets a sonata. Without an object, it usually means working between two languages, as in she interprets for the delegation. In computing, it takes a program as its object and runs each instruction as it reaches it, instead of compiling the whole program in advance.
At the summit she interprets for the visiting delegation.
The shell interprets each line of the script as it reaches it.
interprets is a form of interpret
interpret, verb: To explain or tell the meaning of something, translating it into familiar terms: whether language, dreams, signs, conduct, or mysteries. Full entry
- Forms
- interpretinterprets he/she/itinterpreting -ing forminterpreted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- interpret → interprets: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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