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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, selittää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Construe /kənstɹˈuː/
  فسّر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ// 
  1. тълкуване
  interpretation
  2. превод
  translation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ// 
  1. правя разбор
  to analyze the grammatical structure
  2. тълкувам
  to interpret or explain the meaning of something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/ 
  vyvozovat (logicky)
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/ 
  vykládat (slova, činy)
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/ 
  vyložit (slova, činy)
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/
  
  ερμηνεύω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ// 
  1. jäsentää
  to analyze the grammatical structure
  2. tulkita
  to interpret or explain the meaning of something

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/ 
  1. आशय~बतलाना
        "His statements were wrongly construed."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/
  tumačiti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  construe /kənstɹˈuː/
  1. pontos fordítás
  2. szó szerinti fordítás
  3. mondat elemzése

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  construe /kənˈstru:/ 
    interpretować (as - jako)

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ// 
  1. tolkning, uppfattning
  interpretation
  2. översättning
  translation

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  construe //kənˈstɹuː// //ˈkɒnstəɹ// 
  förstå, tolka, uppfatta
  to interpret or explain the meaning of something

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  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 ]

  

/kənˈstɹu/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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 by
  
  

From 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

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