construe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈstruː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈstru/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. kən stro̅o̅′ or, esp. Brit., kon′stro̅o̅; n. kon′stro̅o̅)


Inflections of 'construe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
construes
v 3rd person singular
construing
v pres p
construed
v past
construed
v past p

Collocations for "construe"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "construe" in context.

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construe

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. construed the [meaning, mistake, comments, language]
  2. [incorrectly, correctly, unfortunately] construed (as)
  3. [can, could, may] be construed (as)
  4. [how, the way] it is construed (by)
  5. construed as an [apology, insult, affront]
  6. construed to [mean, indicate, prove, be]
  7. construed her [motives, intentions, plan]
  8. [instinctively, immediately, cleverly] construed (her motives)
  9. construed with [an infinitive, an article, a direct object]
  10. the [verb, phrase, expression] is construed with
  11. construe a [passage, poem, section, paragraph] of

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