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
Anan (2)	AY-nən (English)	Biblical
Themistokles	-	Ancient Greek
Isokrates	-	Ancient Greek
ValÉRiane	-	French
Algar
Desiree	dez-i-RAY	English