| historic | | |
| adj. | 1. historic, historical | belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past.; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" |
| ~ past | earlier than the present time; no longer current.; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| adj. | 2. historic | important in history.; "the historic first voyage to outer space" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| narration | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. narration, narrative, story, tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| ~ tearjerker | an excessively sentimental narrative. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ canterbury tales | an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer. |
| ~ tall tale | an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story. |
| ~ folk tale, folktale | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk. |
| ~ sob story, sob stuff | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy. |
| ~ fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale | a story about fairies; told to amuse children. |
| ~ nursery rhyme | a tale in rhymed verse for children. |
| n. (communication) | 2. narration, recital, yarn | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ body | the central message of a communication.; "the body of the message was short" |
| ~ introduction | the first section of a communication. |
| ~ close, closing, ending, conclusion, end | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ report, account | the act of informing by verbal report.; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
| ~ recounting, telling, relation | an act of narration.; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" |
| n. (communication) | 3. narration | (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth. |
| ~ rhetoric | study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking). |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| recital | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. recital | performance of music or dance especially by soloists. |
| ~ performance, public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment.; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
| n. (communication) | 2. reading, recital, recitation | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance.; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" |
| ~ oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking | delivering an address to a public audience.; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" |
| ~ declamation | recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric. |
| n. (communication) | 3. recital | a detailed statement giving facts and figures.; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| n. (communication) | 4. recital | a detailed account or description of something.; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" |
| ~ account, chronicle, history, story | a record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" |
| statement | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ sum-up, summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
| ~ pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ amendment | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.). |
| ~ thing | a statement regarded as an object.; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" |
| ~ true statement, truth | a true statement.; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" |
| ~ description, verbal description | a statement that represents something in words. |
| ~ declaration | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written). |
| ~ announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration | a formal public statement.; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" |
| ~ bill of rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution). |
| ~ formula | a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle. |
| ~ mathematical statement | a statement of a mathematical relation. |
| ~ bidding, bid | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| ~ word | a brief statement.; "he didn't say a word about it" |
| ~ explanation, account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| ~ explanandum, explicandum | (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained. |
| ~ explanans | (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises. |
| ~ value statement | a statement of the desirability of something. |
| ~ representation | a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting.; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality" |
| ~ answer, result, solution, solvent, resolution | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" |
| ~ answer, reply, response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" |
| ~ promulgation, announcement | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen.; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" |
| ~ forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | a statement made about the future. |
| ~ proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
| ~ quotation | a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| ~ understatement | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said. |
| ~ reservation, qualification | a statement that limits or restricts some claim.; "he recommended her without any reservations" |
| ~ cautious statement | a statement made with careful qualifications. |
| ~ commentary, comment | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material.; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" |
| ~ comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| ~ rhetorical question | a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered.; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions" |
| ~ misstatement | a statement that contains a mistake. |
| ~ restatement | a revised statement. |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| ~ term, condition | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" |
| ~ estimate | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job.; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" |
| ~ chemical formula, formula | a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements. |
| ~ representation | a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract.; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor" |
| ~ declaration | a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties. |
| ~ assurance | a statement intended to inspire confidence.; "the President's assurances were not respected" |
| ~ recital | a detailed statement giving facts and figures.; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities" |
| ~ negation | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement. |
| n. (communication) | 2. argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" |
| ~ evidence | an indication that makes something evident.; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" |
| ~ proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it. |
| ~ counterargument | an argument offered in opposition to another argument. |
| ~ pro | an argument in favor of a proposal. |
| ~ con | an argument opposed to a proposal. |
| ~ case | a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.; "he stated his case clearly" |
| ~ clincher, determiner, determining factor | an argument that is conclusive. |
| ~ adducing | citing as evidence or proof. |
| ~ last word | the final statement in a verbal argument.; "she always gets the last word" |
| ~ specious argument | an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious. |
| n. (communication) | 3. statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme.; "the initial statement of the sonata" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ augmentation | the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original). |
| ~ diminution | the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original). |
| n. (communication) | 4. statement | a nonverbal message.; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| n. (communication) | 5. affirmation, assertion, statement | the act of affirming or asserting or stating something. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ say-so | one chap's arbitrary assertion. |
| n. (communication) | 6. command, instruction, program line, statement | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ call | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed.; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
| ~ command line | commands that a user types in order to run an application. |
| ~ link | (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list. |
| ~ macro, macro instruction | a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language. |
| ~ system error | an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules. |
| ~ toggle | any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time. |
| n. (communication) | 7. financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ commercial document, commercial instrument | a document of or relating to commerce. |
| ~ bank statement | a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client.; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month" |
| ~ invoice, bill, account | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| ~ account statement, accounting, account | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ earnings report, income statement, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period. |
| version | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. version | an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint.; "his version of the fight was different from mine" |
| ~ approximation | an imprecise or incomplete account.; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events" |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. edition, variant, variation, version | something a little different from others of the same type.; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" |
| ~ type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing.; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
| n. (communication) | 3. adaptation, version | a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form.; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ modernization | a modernized version (as of a play). |
| ~ versification | a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text). |
| n. (communication) | 4. interlingual rendition, rendering, translation, version | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language. |
| ~ mistranslation | an incorrect translation. |
| ~ crib, pony, trot | a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly). |
| ~ retroversion | translation back into the original language.; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" |
| ~ subtitle, caption | translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. |
| ~ supertitle, surtitle | translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage. |
| ~ written account, written record | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. interpretation, reading, version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ reinterpretation | a new or different meaning. |
| ~ anagoge | a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture). |
| n. (act) | 6. version | manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery). |
| ~ turning, turn | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.; "he took a turn to the right" |
| account | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. account, chronicle, history, story | a record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" |
| ~ history | the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings.; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" |
| ~ ancient history | a history of the ancient world. |
| ~ etymology | a history of a word. |
| ~ case history | detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment. |
| ~ historical document, historical paper, historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.). |
| ~ chronological record, annals | a chronological account of events in successive years. |
| ~ biography, life history, life story, life | an account of the series of events making up a person's life. |
| ~ record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" |
| ~ recital | a detailed account or description of something.; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" |
| n. (communication) | 2. account, news report, report, story, write up | a short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
| ~ news | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine.; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" |
| ~ newsletter, newssheet | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group. |
| ~ bulletin | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast). |
| ~ communique, despatch, dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste). |
| ~ urban legend | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true. |
| ~ exclusive, scoop | a news report that is reported first by one news organization.; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
| n. (state) | 3. account, business relationship | a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services.; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" |
| ~ brokerage account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage.; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000" |
| ~ bank account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals.; "he moved his bank account to a new bank" |
| ~ relationship | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. |
| ~ short account | a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own). |
| n. (communication) | 4. account, explanation | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ explanandum, explicandum | (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained. |
| ~ explanans | (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises. |
| ~ simplification | an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity. |
| ~ accounting | a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" |
| ~ reason | an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon.; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" |
| ~ justification | a statement in explanation of some action or belief. |
| ~ exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse.; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background" |
| ~ explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning of something. |
| ~ gloss, rubric | an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text. |
| ~ deriving, etymologizing, derivation | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase. |
| ~ definition | a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol. |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| ~ walk-through | a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process.; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties" |
| n. (motive) | 5. account, score | grounds.; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" |
| ~ reason, ground | a rational motive for a belief or action.; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. account | importance or value.; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" |
| ~ importance | the quality of being important and worthy of note.; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" |
| n. (possession) | 7. account, account statement, accounting | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ capital account | (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date. |
| ~ capital account | (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities. |
| ~ profit and loss, profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss. |
| ~ suspense account | an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification. |
| ~ balance | equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account. |
| ~ expense account, travel and entertainment account | an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses. |
| n. (communication) | 8. account, report | the act of informing by verbal report.; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
| ~ summarisation, summarization | the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly. |
| ~ indirect discourse | a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,.; "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'" |
| ~ direct discourse, direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,.; "he said `I am a fool'" |
| ~ making known, informing | a speech act that conveys information. |
| ~ megillah | (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account.; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" |
| ~ debriefing | report of a mission or task. |
| ~ anecdote | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one). |
| ~ recital, yarn, narration | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ scuttlebutt, gossip, comment | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| n. (communication) | 9. account, bill, invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| ~ financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ electric bill | a bill for money owed for electricity used. |
| ~ hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel. |
| ~ doctor's bill, medical bill | statement of charges for medical services. |
| ~ phone bill, telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service. |
| ~ reckoning, tally | a bill for an amount due. |
| ~ tax bill | money owed for taxes. |
| ~ tab, chit, check | the bill in a restaurant.; "he asked the waiter for the check" |
| n. (attribute) | 10. account | the quality of taking advantage.; "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
| ~ gain, profit | the advantageous quality of being beneficial. |
| v. (stative) | 11. account | be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something.; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (possession) | 12. account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| ~ credit | accounting: enter as credit.; "We credit your account with $100" |
| ~ balance | compute credits and debits of an account. |
| ~ overbalance | cause to be off balance.; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget" |
| ~ debit | enter as debit. |
| ~ compound | calculate principal and interest. |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| v. (communication) | 13. account, describe, report | to give an account or representation of in words.; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 14. account, answer for | furnish a justifying analysis or explanation.; "I can't account for the missing money" |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| comment | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. comment, input, remark | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| ~ ad-lib | remark made spontaneously without prior preparation.; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians" |
| ~ courtesy | a courteous or respectful or considerate remark. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ gambit, ploy | an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker. |
| ~ obiter dictum, passing comment | an incidental remark. |
| ~ mention, reference | a remark that calls attention to something or someone.; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" |
| ~ observation, reflexion, reflection | a remark expressing careful consideration. |
| ~ rib | a teasing remark. |
| ~ sally, wisecrack, quip, crack | witty remark. |
| ~ barb, gibe, jibe, dig, shaft, slam, shot | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" |
| ~ conversation stopper, stopper | a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply. |
| ~ banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude, bromide | a trite or obvious remark. |
| ~ zinger | a striking or amusing or caustic remark.; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition" |
| n. (communication) | 2. comment, commentary | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material.; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ midrash | (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text. |
| ~ annotation, notation, note | a comment or instruction (usually added).; "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" |
| n. (communication) | 3. comment, gossip, scuttlebutt | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| ~ report, account | the act of informing by verbal report.; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
| ~ earful | an outpouring of gossip. |
| ~ hearsay, rumor, rumour | gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. |
| ~ grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth | gossip spread by spoken communication.; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" |
| ~ malicious gossip, scandal, dirt | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people. |
| ~ talk of the town, talk | idle gossip or rumor.; "there has been talk about you lately" |
| v. (communication) | 4. comment, notice, point out, remark | make or write a comment on.; "he commented the paper of his colleague" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ note, remark, mention, observe | make mention of.; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" |
| ~ wisecrack | make a comment, usually ironic. |
| ~ kibbitz, kibitz | make unwanted and intrusive comments. |
| v. (communication) | 5. comment | explain or interpret something. |
| ~ second-guess | evaluate or criticize with hindsight. |
| ~ explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible.; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" |
| ~ disc-jockey, disk-jockey, dj | comment on music to be played.; "He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend" |
| v. (communication) | 6. annotate, comment, gloss | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases.; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" |
| ~ rede, interpret | give an interpretation or explanation to. |
| interpret | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. construe, interpret, see | make sense of; assign a meaning to.; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret | interpret in the wrong way.; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" |
| ~ read between the lines | read what is implied but not expressed on the surface. |
| ~ mythicise, mythicize | interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology.; "mythicize the ancient stories" |
| ~ literalise, literalize | make literal.; "literalize metaphors" |
| ~ spiritualise, spiritualize | give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense. |
| ~ reinterpret | assign a new or different meaning to. |
| ~ allegorise, allegorize | interpret as an allegory. |
| ~ read, take | interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" |
| ~ read | interpret something that is written or printed.; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
| ~ read, scan | obtain data from magnetic tapes.; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ educe, elicit, evoke, extract, draw out | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).; "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
| v. (communication) | 2. interpret, rede | give an interpretation or explanation to. |
| ~ moralise, moralize | interpret the moral meaning of.; "moralize a story" |
| ~ deconstruct | interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing. |
| ~ re-explain, reinterpret | interpret from a different viewpoint. |
| ~ commentate | serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting. |
| ~ misinterpret | interpret falsely. |
| ~ explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible.; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" |
| ~ annotate, gloss, comment | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases.; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" |
| ~ commentate | make a commentary on. |
| v. (creation) | 3. interpret, render | give an interpretation or rendition of.; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| ~ sing | deliver by singing.; "Sing Christmas carols" |
| v. (creation) | 4. interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ carnalize, sensualize | represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture. |
| ~ silhouette | represent by a silhouette. |
| ~ animalise, animalize | represent in the form of an animal. |
| ~ profile | represent in profile, by drawing or painting. |
| ~ paint | make a painting of.; "He painted his mistress many times" |
| ~ capture | succeed in representing or expressing something intangible.; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" |
| ~ depict, picture, show, render | show in, or as in, a picture.; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" |
| ~ stylise, stylize, conventionalize | represent according to a conventional style.; "a stylized female head" |
| ~ map | make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.; "map the surface of Venus" |
| ~ limn, portray, depict | make a portrait of.; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" |
| ~ portray, present | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ mock up, model | construct a model of.; "model an airplane" |
| ~ graph, chart | represent by means of a graph.; "chart the data" |
| v. (communication) | 5. interpret, render, translate | restate (words) from one language into another language.; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." |
| ~ ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | to say, state, or perform again.; "She kept reiterating her request" |
| ~ retranslate | translate again. |
| ~ mistranslate | translate incorrectly. |
| ~ gloss | provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase. |
| ~ latinize | translate into Latin. |
| ~ translate | be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way.; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. interpret, read, translate, understand | make sense of a language.; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| narrate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. narrate | provide commentary for a film, for example. |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 2. narrate, recite, recount, tell | narrate or give a detailed account of.; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ relate | give an account of.; "The witness related the events" |
| ~ crack | tell spontaneously.; "crack a joke" |
| ~ yarn | tell or spin a yarn. |
| ~ rhapsodise, rhapsodize | recite a rhapsody. |
| recite | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. declaim, recite | recite in elocution. |
| ~ elocute | declaim in an elocutionary manner.; "The poet elocuted beautifully" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ perorate | deliver an oration in grandiloquent style. |
| ~ scan | read metrically.; "scan verses" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| v. (communication) | 2. recite | repeat aloud from memory.; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" |
| ~ spell, spell out | orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of.; "How do you spell this word?"; "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" |
| ~ say | recite or repeat a fixed text.; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" |
| ~ rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off | recite volubly or extravagantly.; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" |
| ~ count | name or recite the numbers in ascending order.; "The toddler could count to 100" |
| ~ echo, repeat | to say again or imitate.; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" |
| v. (creation) | 3. recite, retell | render verbally,.; "recite a poem"; "retell a story" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| v. (communication) | 4. enumerate, itemise, itemize, recite | specify individually.; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" |
| ~ list, name | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of.; "List the states west of the Mississippi" |
| ~ identify, name | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
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