construe
verb (used with object)
construes
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present tense formof construe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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How they decide — their reasoning — might have momentous implications for how the current court construes the Constitution.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
“What emerges on the other side of the apocalypse as ‘Appleseed’ construes it will barely resemble what went into it.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
As in none of your business, which often construes to “she’s fine” or “doing well” or “good,” depending on who asked.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
Simon construes constitutional protection from government intrusion as controls against human listening in on phone calls or reading messages.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2013
He construes her bashful silence into anger, and vows a sacred regard to her injunctions.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson
