Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “construal” ita ce tawili ko fahimtar wani abu, musamman ta wata hanya ta musamman. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga hanyar da aka gina wani abu ko kuma aka tsara shi. Gabaɗaya, construal yana nufin wakilci na tunani ko fahimtar wani abu, kamar yadda aka tsara ta hanyar abubuwan da mutum ya samu, imani, da hanyoyin fahimta.
