Consider and Construe

Consider

Consider verb - Deem to be.
Usage example: I consider her to be shallow

Construe and consider are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Construe" instead a verb "Consider".

Construe

Construe verb - Make sense of; assign a meaning to.

Consider and construe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Consider" instead a verb "Construe".

Nearby Word: construing

Common collocations

ways consider ways construe ways
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