construe as

construe something as something

to interpret something to mean something. Please do not construe this as criticism. We mistakenly construed her comments as positive.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicu	-	Romanian
Laelius	-	Ancient Roman
Ela (1)	-	Polish
Alpha	AL-fə	English
Cyneburga	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Theothelm	-	Ancient Germanic