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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Construed; p. pr. & vb. n. Construing.] [L. construere: cf. F. construire. See Construct.] 1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate. [1913 Webster] 2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. [1913 Webster] Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies. --Bp. Stilingfleet. [1913 Webster] And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Construed; p. pr. & vb. n. Construing.] [L. construere: cf. F. construire. See Construct.] 1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate. 2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies. --Bp. Stilingfleet. And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
construe v : make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, see]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
construe n. 1 A translation. 2 An interpretation. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something. 2 (lb en grammar transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse. 3 (lb en grammar ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis. 4 (lb en transitive) To translate. 5 To infer.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
construe n. 1 A translation. 2 An interpretation. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something. 2 (lb en grammar transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse. 3 (lb en grammar ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis. 4 (lb en transitive) To translate. 5 To infer.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
construe n. 1 A translation. 2 An interpretation. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something. 2 (lb en grammar transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse. 3 (lb en grammar ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis. 4 (lb en transitive) To translate. 5 To infer.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
construe n. 1 A translation. 2 An interpretation. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something. 2 (lb en grammar transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse. 3 (lb en grammar ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis. 4 (lb en transitive) To translate. 5 To infer.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
construe Englanti vb. analysoida, konstruoida, tulkita, kääntää, selittääFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Construe /kənstɹˈuː/ فسّرFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. тълкуване interpretation 2. превод translation
construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. правя разбор to analyze the grammatical structure 2. тълкувам to interpret or explain the meaning of something
construe /kənstɹˈuː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vyvozovat (logicky)
construe /kənstɹˈuː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vykládat (slova, činy)
construe /kənstɹˈuː/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]vyložit (slova, činy)
construe /kənstɹˈuː/ ερμηνεύωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. jäsentää to analyze the grammatical structure 2. tulkita to interpret or explain the meaning of something
construe /kənstɹˈuː/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. आशय~बतलाना "His statements were wrongly construed."
construe /kənstɹˈuː/ tumačitiFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
construe /kənstɹˈuː/ 1. pontos fordítás 2. szó szerinti fordítás 3. mondat elemzéseFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
construe /kənˈstru:/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]interpretować (as - jako)
construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]1. tolkning, uppfattning interpretation 2. översättning translation
construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]förstå, tolka, uppfatta to interpret or explain the meaning of something
construe /kənstɹˈuː/ 1. mana vermek, yorumlamak, tefsir etmek, anlamak 2. gramer kurallarınagöre cümle kurmak 3. cümleyi tahlil etmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/kənˈstɹu/
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "construe": English, define, describe, diagnose, explicate, expound, interpret, read, read into, render, spell out, take, take it that, take to mean, transcribe, translate, transliterate, turn into, understand, understand byFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 解释,分析,逐字翻译;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 解释,分析,逐字翻译 vi. 作句法分析 n. 逐字翻译