Construe meaning

What does “construe” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“construe” is a verb with one meaning. Its most common meaning is: make sense of; assign a meaning to.

construe

verb

  1. make sense of; assign a meaning to

    “What message do you see in this letter?”

    “How do you interpret his behavior?”

    Synonymsinterpretsee

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University