Complete Definition of "construe"

English

Noun
construe

  1. A translation or interpretation.

Category:English nouns
Verb
en-verb|constru|ing

  1. To interpret or explain the meaning of something.

#: The world must construe according to it's wits; this court must construe according to the law.
#: w:Robert Bolt|Robert Bolt, ''w:A Man for All Seasons|A Man for All Seasons, 1954

  1. grammar To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence.
  2. To translate.

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