SpellRight › Spelling
Rareconstruing
The correct spelling is construing.
How to pronounce construing
verb
IPA: /kənˈstɹuːɪŋ/
Say it like: Con-str-uin-g
The correct spelling is construing. To interpret or explain the meaning of something. For example: "The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law."
Usage Examples
“The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
- 2.(grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- 3.(grammar) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- 4.To translate.
- 5.To infer.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.