construe
IPA: kʌnstrˈu
noun
- A translation.
- An interpretation.
verb
- (transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
- (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning (of something), usually language.
- (grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- (grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- (transitive) To translate.
- To infer.
- (obsolete) To explain.
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