–v.t.
1. to show the meaning of; explain; interpret: »
Different lawyers may construe the same law differently.
SYNONYM(S): expound.2. to put a particular interpretation on: »
His inability to hold a job can only be construed as indifference.
SYNONYM(S): understand, take.3. Grammar. a) to analyze the arrangement or relation of words in (a sentence, clause, phrase, or other unit). b) to combine (words) syntactically: »
In Latin some prepositions are construed with the dative case.
–v.i.
1. to analyze grammatical relationships.
2. to admit of grammatical analysis or interpretation.
–n.
a construing of a sentence, passage, or the like, especially as an exercise in studying a foreign language; translation.
–con|stru´a|ble, adjective.
–con|stru´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.