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- pronunciation:
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stru
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
construes, construing, construed |
| definition 1: |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret.
Some people construe silence as agreement.- synonyms:
- interpret, understand
- similar words:
- decipher, explain, explicate, expound, spell out, translate
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| definition 2: |
to explain the grammatical uses of words in a clause or sentence.
- similar words:
- analyze, explain, interpret, parse
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| definition 3: |
to translate.
- synonyms:
- interpret, render, translate
- similar words:
- transcribe
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| related words: |
decipher, define |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to analyze a sentence or part of a sentence grammatically.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an interpretation or translation.
- synonyms:
- explanation, interpretation, translation
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| definition 2: |
the act of construing, esp. by translating.
- synonyms:
- translation
- similar words:
- explanation, interpretation
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| derivations: |
construable (adj.), construer (n.) |
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