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Definition of construe verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

construe

verb

NAmE//kənˈstru//

[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they construe

he / she / it construes

past simple construed

-ing form construing

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to understand the meaning of a word, a sentence, or an action in a particular way synonym interpret construe something He considered how the remark would be construed. construe something as something Her words could hardly be construed as an apology.

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Nearby words

constructive adjective
constructor noun
construe verb
consul noun
consulate noun