Collocations for interpret - verb
ADVERB
accurately,
correctly,
properly,
rightly
erroneously, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly
differently
Different people might interpret events differently.
erroneously, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly
differently
Different people might interpret events differently.
clearly
broadly, liberally
The term ‘business’ is here interpreted broadly to include all types of organization in the public and private sectors.
The strictness of the rules, even when liberally interpreted, has the effect of restricting innovation.
broadly, liberally
The term ‘business’ is here interpreted broadly to include all types of organization in the public and private sectors.
The strictness of the rules, even when liberally interpreted, has the effect of restricting innovation.
narrowly,
restrictively (BrE),
strictly
literally
faithfully (esp. AmE)
judges who will faithfully interpret the Constitution
literally
faithfully (esp. AmE)
judges who will faithfully interpret the Constitution
easily,
readily
These figures cannot be easily interpreted.
These figures cannot be easily interpreted.
cautiously
These results must be interpreted cautiously.
These results must be interpreted cautiously.
VERB + interpret
be difficult to,
be hard to
be able to, be unable to
attempt to, seek to, try to
We all seek to interpret what we hear and what we read.
be able to, be unable to
attempt to, seek to, try to
We all seek to interpret what we hear and what we read.
PHRASES
be interpreted to mean sth
The title could be interpreted to mean ‘human intelligence’.
The title could be interpreted to mean ‘human intelligence’.
be variously interpreted (as sth)
The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted (= interpreted in various ways).
The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted (= interpreted in various ways).
be widely interpreted as sth
Her resignation has been widely interpreted as an admission of her guilt.
Her resignation has been widely interpreted as an admission of her guilt.
Interpret is used with these nouns as the object:
constitution, data, dream, fact, finding, information, law, meaning, passage, remark, result, role, rule, scan, scripture, sign, statute, symbol, symptom, teaching, text, tone
constitution, data, dream, fact, finding, information, law, meaning, passage, remark, result, role, rule, scan, scripture, sign, statute, symbol, symptom, teaching, text, tone