What does "interpret" mean?
Interpret: And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli.
Additional senses
- 2.2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
- 3.To act as an interpreter. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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