Dictionary entryCEFR C2verb
construe
IPA pronunciation: /kənˈstruː/
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English definition
Interpret a word or action in a particular way.
Example
Her brief silence was construed as assent by the review committee.
Collocations
- construe as
- misleadingly construed
- difficult to construe
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