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- [verb kuh n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; noun kon-stroo]
- /verb kənˈstru or, esp. British, ˈkɒn stru; noun ˈkɒn stru/
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- [verb kuh n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; noun kon-stroo]
- /verb kənˈstru or, esp. British, ˈkɒn stru; noun ˈkɒn stru/
Definitions of construed word
- verb with object construed to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. 1
- verb with object construed to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures. 1
- verb with object construed to translate, especially orally. 1
- verb with object construed to analyze the syntax of; to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of: to construe a sentence. 1
- verb with object construed to arrange or combine (words, phrases, etc.) syntactically. 1
- verb without object construed to admit of grammatical analysis or interpretation. 1
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Origin of construed
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English construen < Latin construere to put together, build, equivalent to con- con- + struere to pile up, arrange, perhaps akin to sternere to spread, strew; see stratum
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Parts of speech for Construed
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construed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
construed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for construed
verb construed
- interpreted — interpreter
- took — simple past tense of take.
- read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- saw — a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.
- understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
Antonyms for construed
verb construed
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
- clouded — of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers.
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
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