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
Babs	BABS	English
Jamil	-	Arabic
Yussel	-	Yiddish
Anstis	['ænstis]
Ethel	['eθəl]
Scholastica	-	Late Roman