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Perceived vs Construed - What's the difference?

perceived | construed |

As verbs the difference between perceived and construed

is that perceived is (perceive) while construed is (construe).

As an adjective perceived

is generally recognized to be true.

perceived

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Generally recognized to be true.
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  • As seen or understood by an individual.
  • Derived terms

    * perceivedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perceive)
  • The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.

    construed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (construe)

  • construe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A translation.
  • An interpretation.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
  • The world must construe''' according to its wits; this court must '''construe according to the law.
    , 1954
  • (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence.
  • *
  • Thus, in a sentence such as:
    (113)      John considers [S Fred'' to be too sure of ''himself'']
    the italicised Reflexive ''himself'' can only be construed''' with ''Fred'', not with ''John'': this follows from our assumption that non-subject Reflexives must have an antecedent within their own S. Notice, however, that in a sentence such as:
    (114)      ''John'' seems to me [S — to have perjured ''himself'']
    ''himself'' must be '''construed
    with ''John
    .
  • To translate.
  • Derived terms

    * construction * misconstrue

    Anagrams

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