verb🔗ShareTo interpret or explain the meaning of something."The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law."languagecommunicationlinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse."The teacher asked the students to construe the sentence "The dog chased the ball." "grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To admit of grammatical analysis."The complex sentence "Despite her claims, the evidence suggested otherwise" could be construed grammatically in several ways, leading to different interpretations of emphasis. "grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo translate."The student construed the ancient Greek text into modern English so the class could understand it. "languagecommunicationlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo infer."Because Maria didn't reply to his text, John construed her silence as disinterest. "communicationlanguagemindphilosophylogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
