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interpreted

  • past participle
    of interpret.
    interpret
    verb (used with object)
    to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate.
  • past tense form
    of interpret.
    interpret
    verb (used with object)
    to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate.

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Knowing academia and the speed at which it tends to move, I interpreted “talk about teaching” as something closer to perhaps someday, pending several committees and a minor geological event.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Earlier geological surveys had interpreted the local breccia rocks as evidence of a funnel-shaped volcanic structure called a diatreme, which forms when explosive magma eruptions create a pipe filled with shattered rock.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

But I thought back to Wentworth Park, where I had interpreted his quietness as something happening to him.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

For those not in the audience, Owilla says people interpreted the president words as saying: "We are kicking these guys out."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

I interpreted it as a warning of disaster.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë