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construe

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1con·strue 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1construe
Pronunciation:
\kən-ˈstrü\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
con·strued; con·stru·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Late Latin construere, from Latin, to construct
Date:
14th century
transitive verb 1 : to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) 2 : to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances <construed my actions as hostile> intransitive verb : to construe a sentence or sentence part especially in connection with translating
con·stru·able 
          Listen to the pronunciation of construable \-ˈstrü-ə-bəl\ adjective


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