Word of the Day - Construe

[Jace]

Word of the Day - Construe...v.

Def.: To understand or explain the sense of intention in a particular way.

It was asked of him to Construe his statements.

 

[Kaila]

That is interesting to me!
I hadn't heard the word used in that affirmative way.

In the past, I've only seen it with the prefix, mis.

Often others misconstrue a post, to have meanings that are not at all what the original poster intended.

 

[ohioboy]

If a law applies to cars, trucks and trailers, the doctrine of ejusdem generis is to be construed that it does not apply to airplanes as an associated inclusion.

 

[Lavinia]

A silent response to questioning could be construed as a sign of guilt.

 

[ohioboy]

Under the Rules of Evidence, silence could be construed as an "Adoptive admission".

 

[Warrigal]

Love this word. My Latin teacher used it often.

She would select a victim to translate Julius Caesar's war diary and the hapless one would have to read a few words at a time in Latin then give the equivalent meaning in English. Whenever we faltered she would wave her hands in the air and say "Construe, construe" which didn't really help, given the different sentence structure of Latin.

 

[Bellbird]

Don't construe what I say.

 

[Mizmo]

I fail to construe his actions when he is so obviously guilty!

 

[Jace]

Love this word. My Latin teacher used it often.

She would select a victim to translate Julius Caesar's war diary and the hapless one would have to read a few words at a time in Latin then give the equivalent meaning in English. Whenever we faltered she would wave her hands in the air and say "Construe, construe" which didn't really help, given the different sentence structure of Latin.

@Warrigal....glad it brought up a remembrance..you seemed to enjoy!

 

[Warrigal]

My Latin teacher was a delight. A true eccentric, if you construe my meaning.

 

[Jace]

Don't construe what I say.

I wonder if you meant MISconstrue?