interprets

verb

present tense third-person singular of interpret
1
as in explains
to make plain or understandable a biblical passage that scholars haven't been able to interpret to everyone's satisfaction

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2
as in performs
to present a portrayal or performance of interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way

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Recent Examples of interprets Sickafoose's team interprets this as being the haze particles settling towards lower latitudes. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But a sound critic interprets celebrities as exemplary, not singular. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026 The user sets instructions, the agent interprets them, and the transaction may happen later, elsewhere, and at machine speed. — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Then, as homes are sold, responsibility passes to an HOA board that interprets, enforces and sometimes amends the rules. — Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 But then again, the market doesn’t have a great grasp yet on how Warsh interprets new data. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 How Maresca interprets that and takes it on will be one of the biggest subplots of the Premier League season. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026 While the human brain interprets motion as a fluid pattern, multimodal AI still examines videos by their individual frames. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interprets
  1. explains
  2. performs
  3. illustrates
  4. plays
  5. clarifies
  6. portrays
  7. demonstrates
  8. depicts
Verb
  • After speaking to multiple sources familiar with the process — all of whom remain anonymous to protect relationships — The Athletic explains the lay of the land.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Kash explains that turmeric contains a specific type of polyphenol called curcumin, which is known for its anti-inflammatory properties (and is what gives the spice its bright yellow color).
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of explains
Verb
  • However, these uses remain future possibilities, and the team plans to test how the material performs in device-relevant forms.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ogbonnaya, who performs under his first name, will be on the bill; so will No-Fi RPM, a live-mixing series that Curran and Farlee run with collaborators Estevan Medina, Dillon Kelley and Patrick Mitchell.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • This illustrates how far the Eagles have come at the position under Fangio.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The story of sardines feeding Japan’s war machine illustrates the convergence of technology, environment and imperialism.
    — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustrates
Verb
  • What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Esparza plays the unhinged tyrant with a quickness, his bright eyes darting and weaving with each newfangled notion.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of plays
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  • Treating broadband as a social determinant of health clarifies both the urgency and the opportunity.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal, approved during a rare summer special session, would place before voters in November a constitutional amendment that clarifies how Maryland‘s congressional districts are drawn.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of clarifies
Verb
  • Branka Katić as Raisa Gorbachev Branka Katić portrays Raisa Gorbachev in The Brink of War.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ryding is Luca Haas, Jalees is Farah Jalali, and Priyanka portrays Tarek.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrays
Verb
  • The attempt to recruit Vinicius Jr demonstrates the intention.
    — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe and without her, the colony would collapse.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrates
Verb
  • Painted in 1906, the piece depicts an Ottoman-era dervish training tortoises, often interpreted as a reflection on patience, reform, and the slow pace of change during the final years of the empire.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Installed in June at Montauk’s art space The Ranch, Matt Johnson’s sculpture Meditating Figure is a 60-foot-tall installation made of defunct shipping containers that depicts a stick figure in the lotus position.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
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