construe
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From Late Latin construo (“to relate grammatically”), from Latin construo (“pile together”)
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construe (plural construes)
- A translation.
- An interpretation.
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translation
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interpretation
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construe (third-person singular simple present construes, present participle construing, simple past and past participle construed)
- 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
- (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence.
- To translate.
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to interpret or explain the meaning of something
to analyze the grammatical structure
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to translate — see translate
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[edit] Latin
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cōnstrue
- second-person singular present active imperative of cōnstruō
