interpret

verb (interprets, interpreting, interpreted)

• 1explain the meaning of (information or actions):the evidence is difficult to interpret
• understand (an action, mood, or way of behaving) as having a particular meaning:he would no longer interpret her silence as indifference
• perform (a dramatic role or piece of music) in a way that conveys one’s understanding of the creator’s ideas: interpreting the music well takes hours of listening and experimentation

• 2 [no object] translate orally or into sign language the words of a person speaking a different language:I agreed to interpret for Jean-Claude