Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb construe

1 sense of construe

Sense 1
interpret, construe, see -- (make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?")
       => understand -- (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means")
          Phrasal Verb-> construe with#1