Synonyms: interpret, understand, translate, read
Definition: make sense of a language
Usage: She understands French; Can you read Greek?
Similar words: understand
Definition: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
Usage: She did not understand her husband; I understand what she means
Synonyms: construe, see, interpret
Definition: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Usage: What message do you see in this letter?; How do you interpret his behavior?
Similar words: understand
Definition: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
Usage: She did not understand her husband; I understand what she means
Definition: give an interpretation or explanation to
Similar words: explain, explicate
Definition: make plain and comprehensible
Usage: He explained the laws of physics to his students
Synonyms: render, translate, interpret
Definition: restate (words) from one language into another language
Usage: I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.; Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?; She rendered the French poem into English; He translates for the U.N.
Similar words: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell
Definition: to say, state, or perform again
Usage: She kept reiterating her request
Synonyms: represent, interpret
Definition: create an image or likeness of
Usage: The painter represented his wife as a young girl
Similar words: re-create
Definition: create anew
Usage: Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale
Definition: give an interpretation or rendition of
Usage: The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
Similar words: do, perform, execute
Definition: carry out or perform an action
Usage: John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters; the skater executed a triple pirouette; she did a little dance