Explore Construe through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like interpret or see. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Construe meaning
- A translation.
- An interpretation.
Synonyms of Construe
Using Construe
- The main meaning on this page is: A translation. | An interpretation.
- Useful related words include: interpret, see, understand, construe with.
- In the example corpus, construe often appears in combinations such as: to construe, can construe, construe the.
Context around Construe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Construe
- In this selection, "construe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, starts, innocent, gets and meaning stand out and add context to how "construe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempt to construe any ambiguity and been to construe this exception. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "construe" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with construe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After placings at past three starts, Construe gets chance to break through. (12 words)
Likewise, one can construe semantic internalism in two ways, as a denial of either of these two theses. (18 words)
In such circumstances, a court would be obligated to construe the statutes in a manner that would avoid the conflict,” Jepsen continued. (22 words)
The answer is yes, if we choose to construe the pardon power’s impeachment exception to prohibit not only presidential pardons of impeachment convictions but also pardons of those convicted of criminal undermining of the impeachment process. (37 words)
When there is serious division, however, it is in human nature that each side will attempt to construe any ambiguity in the rules in such a way as to foster its substantive objectives. (33 words)
Trying to write about love seems a most impossible task, similar to the struggles of those who have tried to describe God or construe meaning from our finite existence amidst the infinite. (32 words)
Example sentences (8)
Just because you — the allegedly injured person — can construe innocent construction to be something far more nefarious doesn’t mean you have an actionable case.
After placings at past three starts, Construe gets chance to break through.
The answer is yes, if we choose to construe the pardon power’s impeachment exception to prohibit not only presidential pardons of impeachment convictions but also pardons of those convicted of criminal undermining of the impeachment process.
In such circumstances, a court would be obligated to construe the statutes in a manner that would avoid the conflict,” Jepsen continued.
Trying to write about love seems a most impossible task, similar to the struggles of those who have tried to describe God or construe meaning from our finite existence amidst the infinite.
Likewise, one can construe semantic internalism in two ways, as a denial of either of these two theses.
Perhaps in response to increasing workloads at all levels of the judiciary, the recent trend in the Supreme Court and other U.S. courts has been to construe this exception rather narrowly.
When there is serious division, however, it is in human nature that each side will attempt to construe any ambiguity in the rules in such a way as to foster its substantive objectives.
Common combinations with construe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to construe 4×
- can construe 2×
- construe the 2×