Interpreting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Interpreting is a noun meaning (countable) Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure).
Meaning
(countable) Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure).
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of interpret
- (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another)
Example Sentences
Is there a theory of interpreting, or a set of distinct theories of interpreting?
An orphan among its peers, consecutive interpreting appears to have a short life and little if any luster.
To put these statements in the singular, of course, is to abstract — there is always a plurality of interpretings when interpretation takes place.
The scholarship supporting translation and interpreting education necessarily entails discussions of assessment and there has been some encouraging work in this area.
Word Forms
- interpretings
- interpretting
Synonyms for interpreting
Depending on context, synonyms include interpretation, rendition, rendering.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interpretation, rendering, rendition, interpretative, interpretive, translation.
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