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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Construed (0.03276 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Construed.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: construe
menafsirkan, menerangkan, mengartikan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: construe
construe
v : make sense of; assign a meaning to;
“What message do you see
in this letter?”;
“How do you interpret his behavior?”
[syn:
interpret,
see]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Construed
Construe
\Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Construed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Construing.] [L. construere:
cf. F. construire. See
Construct.]
1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so
as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection
of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction
of; to interpret; to translate.
[1913 Webster]
2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or
intention of; to interpret; to understand.
[1913 Webster]
Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own
words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or
malice of our enemies. --Bp.
Stilingfleet.
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And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.
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