Difference between "interpret" and "interpret out"

[Tamara]

Hi

If you have ever met and/or used interpret out, I’d like to know what it can mean and what is the difference between using interpret and interpret out.

(I’ve failed to find interpret out in Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.)
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[Sultano]

Could you use this word in a sentence to be clearer?

[Tamara]

Just for example:

Not being completely sure how to interpret out of order packets, I would be grateful if you could confirm that …
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[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

My assumption is that 'packets' are something a techie might write about. Do packets have to be in a certain order/sequence in the world of techies?

In your sentence, the word 'out' seems to be part of the phrase 'out of order'. 'Out of order' = 'wrong sequence' or 'not in the original sequence'.
And 'out of order' appears to be used as an adjective describing packets. Therefore, the person who wrote your sentence does not know how to interpret packets which are not in the right/original sequence.

Amy

[Tamara]

Hi Amy

[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

I would not expect "interpret out" to be used as a phrasal verb even in informal English. Of course, there are always "creative" ways to use language, but they are just that: creative, unusual, not the norm.

Susan has been interpreting at an international conference for ten hours without a break and now feels completely "interpreted out" (i.e. unable to continue due to the lengthy, non-stop interpreting). This is intended to be a bit of a play on the words "tired out". 8)

Amy

[Conchita]

I take it you're not referring to 'interpret out of', as in:

interpret out of boredom
out of love
out of necessity
out of a sense of duty, etc.

:)

[Tamara]

:)
No, Conchita, I actually referred to (at least, tried to... :)) 'interpret it [the problem] out' ot something like that (being used in the context of analysis and 'fixing' bugs).

Jast wanted to know whether it was a good wordplaying or a 'new' phrasal verb. :)

Thanks a lot, Amy for the response.
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