What part of speech is construe?

Construe can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. construe is a verb, present, 1st person singular of construe (infinitive).
2. construe is a verb (infinitive).
3. construe is a noun, singular of construes.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) construe

construe / construes

construed

construed

construing

Infinitive: (to) construe
Present: construe / construes
Simple Past: construed
Past Participle: (have) construed
Gerund: construing

Noun

Singular

Plural
construe

construes

Singular: construe
Plural: construes

What does construe mean?

Definitions

Verb
construe - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Noun
construe - A translation.
construe - An interpretation.

Examples of construe

#		Sentence
1.	verb	They usefully managed to construe an efficient work ethic.
2.	verb	She could construe irregular Latin verbs without a moment's hesitation.

Sentence
verb
They usefully managed to construe an efficient work ethic.
She could construe irregular Latin verbs without a moment's hesitation.

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