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