construe
/kənˈstruː/verb
उच्चारण कन्स्ट्रू
अर्थ लगाना, व्याख्या करना
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[T] ~ sth (as sth) formal
to understand the meaning of a word, a sentence or an action in a particular way
अर्थ लगाना, व्याख्या करना
- His silence was construed as agreement.
- Her silence should not be construed as consent.
- The remark was wrongly construed as an insult by the guests.
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- Some readers construe the last line of the poem as a sign of hope.
- How would you construe this clause of the contract?
Synonyms interpret understand read take deduce
Opposite misconstrue misinterpret
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
con·strue
?Which word?
Keep the interpret words together: construe, interpret, read ('How do you read the situation?'), deduce (reach a conclusion from facts), infer.
अर्थ लगाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: construe, interpret, read ('How do you read the situation?'), deduce (तथ्यों से निष्कर्ष निकालना), infer।
§Grammar and usage
Construe sth as sth ('construed as rude').
Pattern: construe sth as sth का अर्थ है किसी बात का कोई विशेष मतलब निकालना, जैसे 'construed as rude' (अशिष्ट समझा गया)।
The opposite misconstrue means understand wrongly ('Don't misconstrue my words').
विपरीत misconstrue का अर्थ गलत समझना है ('Don't misconstrue my words')।