construe

Meaning

Noun

1. A translation.
2. An interpretation.

Verb

1. (transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
2. (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
3. (transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
4. (ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
5. (transitive) To translate.
6. To infer.
7. (obsolete) To explain.

Synonyms

interpret

explain

expound

read

📖

explicate

clarify

account for

unfold

rede

account

deduce

elucidate

infer

see

👀

unfurl

unroll

analyse analyze

conclude

clear

assay

formulate

gather

give an accounting for

gloss

grow

increase

unscramble

articulate

make

parse

raise

analyze

translate

render

reveal

unwrap

analyse

decipher

decode

make clear

define

develop

dissect

Translations

uitleggen

interpréter

verklaren

analyser

explicar

spiegare

einleuchten

interpretare

expliquer

erklären

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈstɹuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: construen

In summary

From Middle English construen, from Late Latin construo, construere (“to relate grammatically”), from Latin construo (“pile together”); doublet of construct.