Construes - English meaning

verb

Examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it.

Usage examples:

We need to analyse our results more clearly

verb

To study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it

Usage examples:

Researchers analysed the purchases of 6300 households., analyse data/results/information management…

verb

Convert (a coded message) into intelligible language.

Usage examples:

He put down the phone and decoded the message

noun

A translation of a coded message.

Usage examples:

Studying reports, poring over decodes

verb

To discover the meaning of information given in a secret or complicated way

Usage examples:

Scientists are decoding the genetic sequences in dna.

verb

Make (something) clear; explain.

Usage examples:

Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

verb

To explain or make clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] i hope my book will elucidate the complex issues we face.

verb

Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Usage examples:

They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals

verb

Make plain and comprehensible

verb

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] if there’s anything you don’t understand, i’ll be happy to explain., [ t ] the teacher explai…

noun

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.

Usage examples:

Hair with a healthy gloss

verb

Apply a glossy substance to.

Usage examples:

The singer glossed her lips a deep red

verb

Provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.).

Usage examples:

The japanese word often glossed as ‘sincerity’ really means something different

verb

Explain the meaning of (information or actions).

Usage examples:

The evidence is difficult to interpret

verb

Make sense of; assign a meaning to

verb

To describe the meaning of something; examine in order to explain

Usage examples:

It’s difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained., [ i ] i had t…

verb

Resolve (a sentence) into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles.

Usage examples:

I asked a couple of students to parse these sentences for me

noun

An act of parsing a string or a text.

Usage examples:

A failed parse was retried

verb

Look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.

Usage examples:

It's the best novel i've ever read

noun

A period or act of reading something.

Usage examples:

I was having a quiet read of the newspaper

adjective

Understand or interpret the nature or significance of.

Usage examples:

He didn't dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness

verb

Provide or give (a service, help, etc.).

Usage examples:

Money serves as a reward for services rendered

noun

A first coat of plaster applied to a brick or stone surface.

Usage examples:

Set stainless steel beads in position and apply scratch coat render at a thickness of 6/8mm.

verb

Give or supply

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb

Past of see1.

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

verb

Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

verb

To know the meaning of something, or to know how a person feels and why the person behaves in a particular way

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] i don’t understand what he means., [ t ] is there anyone here who understands e…