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con·strue
[v. kuh
n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; n. kon-stroo] verb, con·strued, con·stru·ing, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
2.
to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures.
3.
to translate, especially orally.
4.
to analyze the syntax of; to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of: to construe a sentence.
5.
to arrange or combine (words, phrases, etc.) syntactically.
verb (used without object)
6.
to admit of grammatical analysis or interpretation.
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noun
7.
the act of construing.
8.
something that is construed.
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construe (kənˈstruː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -strues, -struing, -strued | |
| 1. | to interpret the meaning of (something): you can construe that in different ways |
| 2. | (may take a clause as object) to discover by inference; deduce |
| 3. | to analyse the grammatical structure of; parse (esp a Latin or Greek text as a preliminary to translation) |
| 4. | to combine (words) syntactically |
| 5. | old-fashioned (also intr) to translate literally, esp aloud as an academic exercise |
| —n | |
| 6. | old-fashioned something that is construed, such as a piece of translation |
| [C14: from Latin construere to pile up; see | |
| con'struable | |
| —adj | |
| construa'bility | |
| —n | |
| con'struer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
construe
mid-14c., from L.L. construere "to relate grammatically," in classical L. "to pile together" (see construction); also see construct, which is a later acquisition of the same word. Related: Construal (1960).
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