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(comprehend) verb
accipere, analyze, apprehend, ascertain the meaning of, assimilate, be aware of, be given to understand, cognize, conceive of, conclude, conclude from evidence, consignify, decipher, decode, deduce, deduce by interpretation, deduce the meaning of, deduct, derive by reasoning, determine, determine exactly, discern, disentangle, divine, draw an inference, draw as an implication, explain, fathom, figure out, find out the meaning of, form an opinion, gather, glean, grasp mentally, grow aware, infer, interpret, judge, ken, make deductions, master, opine, perceive, ratiocinate, realize, reason, represent, see through, seize, show the meaning of, solve, take one's meaning, understand, understand by, understand the meaning of
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(translate) verb
analyze, assign a meaning to, characterize, characterize precisely, clarify, clear up, connote, convey, decipher, decode, define, delineate, demonstrate, denote, depict, describe, disclose, elucidate, enlighten, enunciate, explain, explicate, exposit, expound, express, give explanation to, give sense to, illuminate, illustrate, indicate, inform, interpret, interpretari, literalize, make intelligible, of, outline, paraphrase, put a meaning on, put an interpretation, put in other words, render, render intelligible, rephrase, restate, retranslate, reveal, reword, signify, transfuse the sense, unfold, unravel
associated concepts: construe the law
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characterize, clarify, deduce, deduct (conclude by reasoning), define, derive (deduce), elucidate, expound, infer, interpret, rationalize, render (depict)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To find the meaning in words or actions. See also construction
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To determine the meaning of a written document, statute, or legal decision, based upon rules of legal interpretation.Category: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Personal Finance & RetirementCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. To analyze, explain, interpret.See also construction.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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v.to determine the meaning of the words of a written document, statute or legal decision, based upon rules of legal interpretation as well as normal, widely accepted meanings.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
См. также в других словарях:
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
construe — (v.) late 14c., from L.L. construere to relate grammatically, in classical Latin to build up, pile together (see CONSTRUCTION (Cf. construction)); also see CONSTRUCT (Cf. construct), which is a later acquisition of the same word. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
construe — vb explicate, elucidate, interpret, expound, *explain Analogous words: *analyze, resolve, break down, dissect: *understand, comprehend, appreciate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
construe — [v] deduce; explain analyze, decipher, define, explicate, expound, figure it to be*, infer, interpret, one’s best guess*, parse, read, render, spell out, take, translate, understand; concepts 37,57 … New thesaurus
construe — ► VERB (construes, construed, construing) (often be construed) ▪ interpret in a particular way. DERIVATIVES construable adjective construal noun. ORIGIN Latin construere heap together, build … English terms dictionary
construe — [kən stro͞o′] vt. construed, construing [ME construen < L construere: see CONSTRUCT] 1. to analyze (a sentence, clause, etc.) so as to show its syntactic construction and its meaning 2. loosely to translate (a passage) orally 3. to explain or… … English World dictionary
construe — UK [kənˈstruː] / US [kənˈstru] verb [transitive] Word forms construe : present tense I/you/we/they construe he/she/it construes present participle construing past tense construed past participle construed formal to understand the meaning of… … English dictionary
construe — 1. noun /kənˈstruː/ a) A translation. b) An interpretation. 2. verb /kənˈstruː/ a) To interpret or explain the meaning … Wiktionary
construe — v. 1) (d; tr.) to construe as (he construed the statement as a threat) 2) (M) I construed his speech to be a warning * * * [kən struː] (M) I construed his speech to be a warning (d;tr.) to construe as (he construed the statement as a threat) … Combinatory dictionary
construe — con|strue [ kən stru ] verb transitive FORMAL to understand the meaning of something in a particular way: INTERPRET: construe something as something: Please do not construe this as any criticism of yourself … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English