Construe
Word | CONSTRUE |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | con strue |
Pronunciations | /kənˈstɹuː/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Construe"
What do we mean by construe?
To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret: synonym: explain. intransitive verb
To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence). intransitive verb
To use syntactically. intransitive verb
To translate, especially aloud. intransitive verb
To analyze grammatical structure. intransitive verb
To be subject to grammatical analysis. intransitive verb
An interpretation or translation. noun
To yield to or admit of grammatical analysis or interpretation: as, a sentence that will not construe.
To arrange the words of in their natural order; reduce the words of from a transposed to a natural order, so as to demonstrate the sense; hence, interpret, and, when applied to a foreign language, translate: as, to construe a sentence; to construe Greek, Latin, or French.
Hence To interpret; explain; show or understand the meaning of; render.
Synonyms Interpret, Render, etc. (see translate). Construe, Construct. “To construe means to interpret, to show the meaning; to construct means to build: we may construe a sentence, as in translation, or construct it, as in composition.”
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. transitive verb
To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. transitive verb
A translation. noun
An interpretation. noun
To interpret or explain the meaning of something. verb
To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence. verb
To translate. verb
Make sense of; assign a meaning to verb
A translation.
An interpretation.
To try and make sense of something Urban Dictionary
To make up or explain an action Urban Dictionary
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