Interpretation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence
the edict was subject to many interpretations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

version rendering reading rendition interpreting

Parts of Speech

noun	a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
noun	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	an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious “the edict was subject to many interpretations”

Word Forms

interpret	verb	give an interpretation or explanation to
render	verb	give an interpretation or rendition of

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

interprétation

une représentation mentale de la signification ou de la signification de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

interpretación

una representación mental del significado o importancia de algo

🇮🇹Italian

interpretazione

una rappresentazione mentale del significato o del significato di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

interpretatie

een mentale representatie van de betekenis of betekenis van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpretação

uma representação mental do significado ou significado de algo

🇷🇺Russian

интерпретация

мысленное представление смысла или значения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्याख्या

किसी चीज़ के अर्थ या महत्व का मानसिक प्रतिनिधित्व

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাখ্যা

কিছুর অর্থ বা তাৎপর্যের একটি মানসিক উপস্থাপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

விளக்கம்

ஏதோவொன்றின் பொருள் அல்லது முக்கியத்துவத்தின் மன பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వివరణ

ఏదో యొక్క అర్థం లేదా ప్రాముఖ్యత యొక్క మానసిక ప్రాతినిధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्याख्या

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा अर्थ किंवा महत्त्व यांचे मानसिक प्रतिनिधित्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થઘટન

કોઈ વસ્તુના અર્થ અથવા મહત્વની માનસિક રજૂઆત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಅರ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാഖ്യാനം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രാധാന്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ മാനസിക പ്രാതിനിധ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਖਿਆ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ ਜਾਂ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਦੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشریح

کسی چیز کے معنی یا اہمیت کی ذہنی نمائندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解释

对某事物的意义或重要性的心理表征

🇯🇵Japanese

解釈

何かの意味または重要性の精神的表現

🇰🇷Korean

해석

어떤 것의 의미나 중요성에 대한 정신적 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thông giải

một đại diện tinh thần về ý nghĩa hoặc tầm quan trọng của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การตีความ

การแสดงจิตของความหมายหรือความสำคัญของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

interpretasi

representasi mental dari makna atau pentingnya sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

interpretasyon

isang mental na representasyon ng kahulugan o kahalagahan ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tafsiran

gambaran mental tentang makna atau kepentingan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفسير

تمثيل عقلي لمعنى أو أهمية شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تفسیر

بازنمایی ذهنی از معنا یا اهمیت چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

tercüme

bir şeyin anlamının veya öneminin zihinsel temsili

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֵּשֶׁר

ייצוג מנטלי של המשמעות או המשמעות של משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'interpretation'?

The primary meaning of 'interpretation' is 'a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something'.

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Using 'interpretation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'interpretation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'interpretation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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