Past tense of interpret
regular verb
The past tense of interpret is interpreted. The past participle is also interpreted.
Forms of interpret
| Base form (V1) | interpret /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | interpreted /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | interpreted /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | interpreting |
| Third person singular | interprets |
Interpreted in a sentence
- The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill.
- The way the musician interpreted a sonata was quite special.
- The Federal Reserve's statement on recent inflation was interpreted as dovish by the market.From the entry dovish
- The Federal Reserve's recent statement on the slowing of inflation was interpreted as hawkish by the market.From the entry hawkish
- Join is a mereological relation which can be interpreted as union set-theoretically.From the entry mereological
Meaning of interpret
- verb To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
- verb To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.
- verb To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation.
Questions about the past tense of interpret
- What is the past tense of interpret?
- The past tense of interpret is interpreted.
- What is the past participle of interpret?
- The past participle of interpret is interpreted.
- Is interpret a regular or irregular verb?
- Interpret is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: interpret (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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