construe

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kənˈstruː/, SAMPA: /k@n"stru:/

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin construo (to relate grammatically), from Latin construo (pile together)

[edit] Noun

Singular
construe

Plural
construes

construe (plural construes)

  1. A translation.
  2. An interpretation.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to construe

Third person singular
construes

Simple past
construed

Past participle
construed

Present participle
construing

to construe (third-person singular simple present construes, present participle construing, simple past and past participle construed)

  1. To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
    The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law.
    Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons, 1954
  2. (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence.
  3. To translate.

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