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

construe
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Synonyms:
explain Collocations, define Collocations, infer, decipher, interpret, understand Collocations, figure Collocations, guess Collocations, take Collocations, translate Collocations, analyze, analyse (UK), conclude Collocations, take to mean


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