| noun | an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious “the edict was subject to many interpretations” |
| verb | make sense of; assign a meaning to “What message do you see in this letter?” |
| verb | give an interpretation or explanation to |
| verb | give an interpretation or rendition of “The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully” |
| verb | create an image or likeness of “The painter represented his wife as a young girl” |
| verb | restate (words) from one language into another language “I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.” |
| verb | make sense of a language “She understands French” |
| interpret | verb | give an interpretation or rendition of |
| interpretation | noun | an explanation that results from interpreting something |
| construal | noun | an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing |
| interpretive | adjective | that provides interpretation |
| interpretative | adjective | that provides interpretation |
| interpreting | noun | an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious |
| interpreter | noun | someone who uses art to represent something |
| rendition | noun | the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance |
| rendering | noun | a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. |
| representation | noun | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
| translation | noun | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language |
| translator | noun | a person who translates written messages from one language to another |
| understandable | adjective | capable of being apprehended or understood |