ADV
correctly, rightly | wrongly
differently
The two witnesses interpreted what they saw quite differently during the trial.
clearly
broadly, liberally
The ancient text can be interpreted broadly enough to support many different religious beliefs.
narrowly, restrictively, strictly | literally
metaphorically
When she said she was drowning in work, I didn't interpret it metaphorically at first.
easily, readily
The judge's ruling was readily interpreted by lawyers as a victory for the defendant.
cautiously
The study's findings should be interpreted cautiously because the sample size was quite small.
VERB + INTERPRET
be difficult to, be hard to | be able/unable to
seek to, try to
Historians try to interpret ancient texts to understand how people lived thousands of years ago.
PREP
as
His silence was interpreted as agreement during the meeting yesterday.
PHRASES
be variously interpreted (as sth)
Her silence could be variously interpreted as either agreement or disagreement by different people.
be widely interpreted as sth
The government's new policy has been widely interpreted as a attempt to reduce public spending.