verb
construe
kun-STROO/kənˈstruː/
Interpret words, actions, or facts in a particular way.
The reader considers two ways to construe the terse note.
Etymology
The image of building things together became one of arranging words in their proper grammatical order. From making a sentence intelligible, construe broadened to interpreting meaning or intention.
In context
people are not walking in the Holy Ghost are trying to interpret trying to trying to construe or discern
More examples
- The court construed the clause narrowly.
- She construed his smile as encouragement.
- The remark could be construed in several ways.
Forms
construe · construes · construed · construing
construction noun — a particular interpretation