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Meaning of
construe
in English
construe
us
/kənˈstruː/
uk
/kənˈstrjuː/
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Past Tense
construed
Participle Verb
construing
Third Person Singular
construes
Definitions
Verb
to
understand
or
take
something
to
mean
;
interpret
The
lawyer
will
construe
the
contract
to
determine
its
implications
.
to
explain
or
interpret
to
others
;
make
clear
She
tried
to
construe
the
poet's
words
in
a
more
positive
way
.
to
analyze
and
explain
the
meaning
of
language
The
linguist
will
construe
the
sentence
to
explain
its
grammatical
structure
.
to
analyze
sentence
structure
;
parse
grammatically
The
linguist
will
construe
the
complex
sentence
to
identify
its
subject
and
verb
.
Noun
an
interpretation
of
something
;
a
meaning
The
expert's
construe
of
the
data
revealed
a
surprising
trend
.
