interpret-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: make sense of, give meaning to

Examples:
How do you interpret his behavior?
It's difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained.
A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt.
It's very important to always interpret an ancient text in its context!
We had mistakenly interpreted the open door as an invitation.

Mappings:
VerbNet: characterize-29.2
FrameNet: Categorization
PropBank: interpret.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 6

Sense Number 2: express a certain idea when rendering a play, music or a visual art piece

Examples:
All original designs are inspired by tribal concepts and interpreted in modern style.
The pianist interpreted the Beethoven sonata quite beautifully.
The singer interpreted in song exactly what I had demonstrated in dance.
The painter interprets Basho's poem on the withered branch as having many crows.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: interpret.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 3: translate from one language into another

Examples:
All lectures were simultaneously interpreted into French and German.
We had to ask our guide to interpret for us.
Could you interpret sign language for the audience?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: interpret.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5