construe
verb (used with object)
have been construing
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present perfect progressiveof construe.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Joe, on the other hand, was a dreamy boy; he wrote poems, when he should have been construing Caesar, and gave several other indications that he was destined to a great career.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Talbot Baines Reed
