How do you pronounce construe?

construe is pronounced as /kənˈstruː/.

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construe

🧐construe

verb

/kənˈstruː/

construction consul

Meaning

to interpret or understand the meaning of something in a particular way

Example Sentences

His words could be construed as a threat.

Example Expressions

construe something as

Synonyms

interpret, understand, explain, translate

Antonyms

misinterpret, misunderstand

Collocations

construe as, wrongly construed, correctly construed, legally construed

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