interpreted
Definitions
adj
Executed directly, rather than via a compiled binary representation.
Collocations
5ADJ.
normal, romantic
Her comment about staying late was interpreted as romantic by her coworkers.
VERB + INTERPRETED
senses, sentence
The judge interpreted the sentence in a way that surprised everyone in the courtroom.
INTERPRETED + NOUN
brain, idiom, language, mary, paintings, passage, picasso's, way
The ancient passage was interpreted differently by each scholar who studied it.
PREP.
from, into
Her comments were interpreted from a cultural perspective that we hadn't considered before.
ADV.
foolishly, freely, plainly
She freely interpreted the rules to suit her own needs.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — understood in a certain way
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Bill just wanted to comfort Monica, but she interpreted it as romantic interest.
Tatoeba · #34543This sentence may be interpreted another way.
Tatoeba · #57234How is this phrase to be interpreted?
Tatoeba · #59606I interpreted your silence as consent.
Tatoeba · #70460We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
Tatoeba · #247183I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
Tatoeba · #253258