construe
verb (used with object)
have construed
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present perfectof construe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I recognise how some people have construed this as me seeking to avoid sanction — at no point was that the intention or outcome.
From BBC ● May 24, 2023
But how does taking a “mental health day,” which Americans traditionally have construed as a “winkwink, nudge-nudge” excuse for playing hooky, improve mental health?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
The courts have construed that injunction generally to require release within 20 days.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2018
Many in the alternative investment community have construed my comments to mean that I oppose all alternative investments.
From Forbes ● Jun. 3, 2014
Twelve months after we left school we could not have construed a page, had it been put before us.
From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood
