All 3 Uses of
construe
in
Julius Caesar
- But let not therefore my good friends be grieved--
Among which number, Cassius, be you one--
Nor construe any further my neglect,
Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war,
Forgets the shows of love to other men.p. 17.0construe = understand something to have a specific meaning
- But men may construe things after their fashion,
Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.p. 37.2 *
- All my engagements I will construe to thee,
p. 71.7construe = explain
Definition:
to interpret (understand) something as have a specific meaning