Learn CONSTRUE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
1. We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.
2. Now as he heard her words, he construed them in his own fashion.
3. What may seem helpful behaviour to you can be construed as interference by others.
4. I construed this remark into an indication of a wish that he should have my place, so I blushingly offered to resign it.
5. Since the day when he gave her the green bonnet, Rhett had made no advances which could in any way be construed as those of a lover.
Meanings and Examples of CONSTRUE |