construe
pronunciation
How to pronounce construe in British English: UK [kənˈstruː]
How to pronounce construe in American English: US [kənˈstruː]
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- Verb:
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
Word Origin
- construe (v.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin construere "to relate grammatically," in classical Latin "to build up, pile together" (see construction); also see construct (v.), which is a later acquisition of the same word. Related: Construed; construing; construal.
Example
- 1. Different lawyers may construe the same law differently .
- 2. Inside course of knowledge of main force of high school history integrated construe .
- 3. This passage won 't construe .
- 4. Intrepid life is beyond construe .
- 5. How do you construe what he did ?