Associations to the word «Construe»

Wiktionary

CONSTRUE, noun. A translation.
CONSTRUE, noun. An interpretation.
CONSTRUE, verb. To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
CONSTRUE, verb. (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence.
CONSTRUE, verb. To translate.

Dictionary definition

CONSTRUE, verb. Make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats