Construe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make sense of; assign a meaning to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæŋkili/

🇬🇧British English

/kənstɹˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənstɹˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈæŋkili/.

Examples

What message do you see in this letter?
How do you interpret his behavior?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

see interpret

Parts of Speech

verb	make sense of; assign a meaning to “What message do you see in this letter?”

Word Forms

interpretation	noun	an explanation that results from interpreting something
construal	noun	an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konstruieren

einen Sinn ergeben; eine Bedeutung zuordnen

🇫🇷French

interpréter

donner un sens à; attribuer un sens à

🇪🇸Spanish

interpretar

darle sentido a; asignar un significado a

🇮🇹Italian

interpretare

dare un senso; attribuire un significato a

🇳🇱Dutch

interpreteren

betekenis geven aan; een betekenis aan toekennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpretar

dar sentido; atribuir um significado a

🇷🇺Russian

толковать

разобраться; придать значение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टीका करना

की भावना बनाएं; को एक अर्थ निर्दिष्ट करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাখ্যা করা

অর্থ করা; একটি অর্থ বরাদ্দ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அர்த்தப்படுத்துகின்றன

உணர்த்து; ஒரு பொருளை ஒதுக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్థం చేసుకుంటాయి

అర్థం చేసుకోండి; ఒక అర్థాన్ని కేటాయించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्थ लावणे

अर्थ लावणे एक अर्थ नियुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થ કાઢવો

સમજવું ને અર્થ સોંપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಅರ್ಥ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಒಂದು ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അർത്ഥമാക്കുക

അർത്ഥമാക്കുക; എന്നതിന് ഒരു അർത്ഥം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਣਾ

ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਬਣਾਓ; ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਅਰਥ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعبیر کرنا

کا احساس کرنا کو ایک معنی تفویض کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解释

理解；赋予一个意义

🇯🇵Japanese

解釈する

意味を理解する; ～に意味を割り当てる

🇰🇷Korean

직역

이해하다; ~에 의미를 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiểu

có ý nghĩa về ; gán một ý nghĩa cho

🇹🇭Thai

ตีความ

ทำให้รู้สึกถึง; กำหนดความหมายให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menafsirkan

memahami; memberi arti pada

🇵🇭Filipino

ipakahulugan

magkaroon ng kahulugan ng; bigyan ng kahulugan ang

🇲🇾Malay

mentafsir

memahami; memberikan makna kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفسير

افهم؛ تخصيص معنى ل

🇮🇷Persian

تعبیر کردن

معنی داشتن معنی را به

🇹🇷Turkish

yorumlamak

anlamlandırmak; bir anlam yüklemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרֵשׁ

להבין; לייחס משמעות ל

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