Construed
[kən'stru:d]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Construe
Checker: Rupert
Examples
- I construed this remark into an indication of a wish that he should have my place, so I blushingly offered to resign it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She's an excitable, nervous person: she construed her dream into an apparition, or something of that sort, no doubt; and has taken a fit with fright. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I have not construed a line. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Rupert