interpreted

to decide what the intended meaning of something is:

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.

Any change of policy will be interpreted as a sign of weakness.

The whole play can be interpreted as a lament for lost youth.

He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.

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.

to change what someone is saying into another language:

We had to ask our guide to interpret for us.