| interpret | vt 1. understand, take (st) to mean, mentafsirkan: his silence was ~ed as indicating agreement, dia berdiam diri dan ini ditafsirkan bahawa dia bersetuju; 2. explain, mentafsirkan; (dream) mentafsirkan, mentakwilkan, mentadbirkan: to ~ the Koran, mentafsirkan Quran; the two judges ~ed the law differently, dua orang hakim itu mentafsirkan undang-undang tersebut secara berbeza; how would you ~ this passage?, bagaimana kamu mentafsirkan perenggan ini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decipher | vt 1. decode, menyahkod, mentafsirkan kod: the cable has not yet been ~ed, kabel itu belum lagi dinyahkod; 2. discern form, meaning of, mentafsirkan; (bad handwriting) membaca: to ~ old inscriptions, mentafsirkan suratan-suratan lama; it is quite difficult to ~ his scribble, agak sukar utk menbaca tulisannya yg buruk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| read 1 | 5. interpret in a specified way, mentafsirkan: his silence was ~ as consent, kesenyapannya ditafsirkan sbg persetujuan; so much of history can be ~ in the rock layers, banyak perkara sejarah boleh ditafsirkan drpd lapisan-lapisan batu; this sentence is ambiguous; it can be ~ in several ways, ayat ini kabur krn boleh ditafsirkan dgn beberapa cara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| read 1 | I cannot be expected to ~ your mind, saya tdk dapat membaca fikiran kamu; I asked the fortune teller to ~ my palm, saya meminta tukang tilik membaca tapak tangan saya; the farmer knows what the weather will be. He can ~ the skies, petani itu tahu cuaca yg akan datang. Dia dapat mentafsirkan keadaan langit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| read 1 | 3. learn, find out, membaca: I ~ it in the Malay Mail, saya membacanya dlm akhbar Malay Mail; I have ~ that some people do not approve of this method, saya pernah membaca bahawa ada orang yg tdk bersetuju dgn kaedah ini; 4. learn the meaning, nature of (st) membaca; (dream, omen) mentafsirkan: you can often ~ a person’s character in his face, kita selalunya boleh membaca perangai seseorang dr air mukanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |