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noun

interpreting

an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

In a sentence

Six example sentences with interpreting, each labelled with its topic.

  • Interpreting the faint dips in the star's light took months before the team could announce a distant planet.

    Science

  • Interpreting the shadow at the edge of the scan required a radiologist who had seen a thousand similar images.

    Medicine

  • Interpreting the cracked varnish and hidden underdrawing convinced curators that the portrait hid a second, earlier face beneath it.

    Art

  • Interpreting the sudden spike in trading volume took the desk all morning before anyone spotted the pension fund's order.

    Finance

  • Interpreting a toddler's tantrum as tiredness rather than defiance changes what the parent does next.

    Psychology

  • Interpreting the coach's hand signals from the bench is a skill rookies learn slowly, usually by running the wrong play.

    Basketball

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