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construe
[ verb kuhn-stroo; noun kon-stroo ]
verb (used with object)
- to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer:
He construed her intentions from her gestures.
- to translate, especially orally.
- to analyze the syntax of; to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of:
to construe a sentence.
- to arrange or combine (words, phrases, etc.) syntactically.
verb (used without object)
- to admit of grammatical analysis or interpretation.
noun
- the act of construing.
- something that is construed.
construe
/ kənˈstruː /
verb
- to interpret the meaning of (something)
you can construe that in different ways
- may take a clause as object to discover by inference; deduce
- to analyse the grammatical structure of; parse (esp a Latin or Greek text as a preliminary to translation)
- to combine (words) syntactically
- old-fashioned.also intr to translate literally, esp aloud as an academic exercise
noun
- old-fashioned.something that is construed, such as a piece of translation
Derived Forms
- conˌstruaˈbility, noun
- conˈstruable, adjective
- conˈstruer, noun
Other Words From
- con·stru·er noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of construe1
Example Sentences
At one of his rallies, Kivalov reportedly gave out packages with food items and money, which investigators construe to be bribes.
Can any of your readers tell me whence comes the following Sotadic Elegiac poem, and construe it for me?
I would not appear to dictate, but do you not fear Mr. Purcell may construe your non-attendance into disrespect to himself?
Read over the Ovid to Jefferson, and construe about ten lines more.
After dinner construe Ovid (100 lines); finish second book of Spenser, and read two cantos of the third.
Some refer to Minerva, and construe the passage with reference to the Panathenaic celebration.
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