interpret
verb [T] (EXPRESS) /ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/
/-ˈtɝː-/ Definition
› to express your own ideas about the intended meaning of a play or a piece of music when performing it: If Shakespeare's plays are to reach a large audience they need to be interpreted in a modern style.Playing musicSinging in generalActing, rehearsing and performing
(Definition of interpret verb (EXPRESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompaniment noun (MUSIC)
- accompany verb (PLAY MUSIC)
- beat verb (MOVEMENT)
- busk verb
- fiddle verb (INSTRUMENT)
- fingering noun
- improvisation noun
- interpreter noun (EXPRESSING)
- jam verb (MUSIC)
- music noun
- perform verb (ENTERTAIN)
- pluck verb (MUSIC)
- raise the roof idiom
- serenade verb
- sight-read verb
- strike up (sth) phrasal verb
- swell verb
- tune noun (MUSICAL NOTES)
- tune verb (INSTRUMENT)
- virtuoso adjective
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