English-Thai Dictionary

construe

VI วิเคราะห์ (ประโยค หรือ ข้อความ  wi-kro

 

construe

VT ตีความ  มีความหมาย ว่า  interpret te-kwam

 

construe

VT วิเคราะห์ (ประโยค หรือ ข้อความ  wi-kro

 

construe as

PHRV ทำให้ อนุมาน ว่า  ทำให้ เข้าใจ ว่า  ทำให้ ตีความ ได้ ว่า  tam-hai-ar-nu-man-wa

 

construe with

PHRV ใช้ คำ ร่วมกับ (คำ อื่น  collocate with chai-kam-ruam-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSTRUE

v.t.[L. See Construct. ] 1. To arrange words in their natural order; to reduce from a transposed to a natural order, so as to discover the sense of a sentence; hence, to interpret; and when applied to a foreign language, to translate; to render into English; as, to construe Greek, Latin or French.
2. To interpret; to explain; to show or to understand the meaning.
I pray that I may not be so understood or construed.
Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.

 

CONSTRUED

pp. Arranged in natural order; interpreted; understood; translated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSTRUE

Con *strue (; Archaic ), v. t. [imp & p. p. Construed; p. pr & vb. n.Construing. ] Etym: [L. construere: cf. F. construire. See Construct. ]

 

1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause ) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate.

 

2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies. Bp. Stilingfleet. And to be dull was construed to be good. Pope.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

construe

con strue |kənˈstro͞o kənˈstru | ▶verb ( construes, construing , construed ) [ with obj. ] interpret (a word or action ) in a particular way: his words could hardly be construed as an apology. • dated analyze the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word ): both verbs can be construed with either infinitive. • dated translate (a passage or author ) word for word, typically aloud. DERIVATIVES con stru a ble adjective, con stru al |-ˈstro͞oəl |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin construere (see construct ), in late Latin ‘analyze the construction of a sentence. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

construe

con |strue |kənˈstruː | ▶verb ( construes, construing, construed ) [ with obj. ] 1 interpret (a word or action ) in a particular way: his words could hardly be construed as an apology. 2 dated analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word ): both verbs can be construed with either infinitive. • translate (a passage or author ) word for word, typically aloud. DERIVATIVES construable adjective, construal noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin construere (see construct ), in late Latin ‘analyse the construction of a sentence ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

construe

construe verb I'm not sure you've properly construed what I just said: interpret, understand, read, see, take, take to mean, regard. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See clarify . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

construe

construe verb his actions could be construed as an admission of guilt: interpret, understand, read, see, take, take to mean, parse, render, analyse, explain, elucidate, gloss, decode.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

construe

con strue /kənstrúː /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 «…であると » …を解釈する, 理解する «as » .2 〈語句など 〉を解釈する, 分析する ; 翻訳する (!特にギリシャ語 ラテン語について ) .自動詞 文法的に解釈できる .名詞 U 構文解剖 [分析 ]; 逐語訳, 直訳 .