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Meanings of
construe
in English
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
construir
Spanish
construir
Back to the meaning
To give the meaning or intention of.
see
explain
interpret
spiegare
Related terms
construe with
Portuguese
entender
Synonyms
Examples for "
see
"
see
explain
interpret
spiegare
Examples for "
see
"
1
Airlines, however, largely
see
their main funding requirements as a government responsibility.
2
However, one answer I struggle to
see
is with my family situation.
3
Conditions changed completely and the government will
see
major changes, Ahmadinejad said.
4
However, you'll
see
in the New Year on a happy note indeed!
5
In a good way -the way I choose to
see
reality.
1
It's quite difficult to
explain
how good this wine is on paper.
2
And the nature of their problem no doubt helps
explain
what happened.
3
Martin Bright selects the books which best
explain
the present Iraq crisis
4
This may help
explain
why the judge dropped the case, Klayman said.
5
For his own personal health reasons I will let him
explain
that.
1
Gosden, however, refuses to
interpret
this as any kind of good news.
2
Others, however,
interpret
it to mean the first minute of Friday morning.
3
Seiberg said the draft document is long, complicated and difficult to
interpret
.
4
China's National People's Congress also reserves the power to
interpret
the law.
5
As a result, competitors and courts struggle to
interpret
such claim elements.
Usage of
construe
in English
1
In so far as her mind could
construe
,
she acknowledged benefits received.
2
He knew that Sung Ki would
construe
it as solely for him.
3
This is a now fashionable proverb, which I must
construe
to you.
4
But you must not, my dearest friend,
construe
common gratitude into love.
5
Gentlemen, I'll let you
construe
your own contracts according to your consciences.
6
I hope I am not to
construe
this as a threat?
7
Do not
construe
that such content is either endorsed or verified by us.
8
I guess the law will
construe
it as a waiver of his claim.
9
It was like setting a double-first to
construe
the first book of Cæsar.
10
He tried in vain to
construe
Oenone, and to make sense of Lamia.
11
I cannot
construe
it, but I can tell you the story.
12
I would
construe
any further dissembling on your part as a deliberate insult.
13
If you return without reception, Lodge and others will
construe
it as weakness.
14
There- IbelieveI can
construe
that passage as well as Porson.
15
In what other way was it possible for him to
construe
these signals?
16
Mr. Ben Tillett evidently knows Latin enough to
construe
proximus ardet.
Other examples for "construe"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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construe
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
construe as
construe the constitution
construe a child
construe anywhere
construe as love
More collocations
Translations for
construe
Portuguese
entender
compreender
Catalan
construir
interpretar
Spanish
construir
interpretar
Construe
through the time
Construe
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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