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| 1. | [ verb ] interpret something that is written or printed | |
| Examples: | "read the advertisement" "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
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| Related terms: | interpret reread scan skim dip_into anagram decipher decipher lipread spell_out reading reader reader | |
| 2. | [ verb ] have or contain a certain wording or form | |
| Synonyms: | say | |
| Examples: | "The passage reads as follows" "What does the law say?" |
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| Related terms: | have | |
| 3. | [ verb ] look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed | |
| Examples: | "The King will read the proclamation at noon" |
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| Related terms: | talk call dictate numerate reader | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (computer science) obtain data from magnetic tapes | |
| Synonyms: | scan | |
| Examples: | "This dictionary can be read by the computer" |
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| Related terms: | interpret misread | |
| 5. | [ verb ] interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression | |
| Synonyms: | take | |
| Examples: | "I read this address as a satire" "How should I take this message?" You can't take credit for this!" |
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| Related terms: | interpret misread | |
| 6. | [ verb ] interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior | |
| Examples: | "She read the sky and predicted rain" "I can't read his strange behavior" "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball" |
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| Related terms: | predict scry take | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (education) be a student of a certain subject | |
| Synonyms: | study take learn | |
| Examples: | "She is reading for the bar exam" |
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| Related terms: | train drill audit discipline study | |
| 8. | [ verb ] indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments | |
| Synonyms: | show record register | |
| Examples: | "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero" "The gauge read `empty'" |
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| Related terms: | indicate show strike say adjustment | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] having been read; often used in combination | |
| Examples: | "a widely read newspaper" |
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| Related terms: | unread | |
| 10. | [ verb ] to hear and understand | |
| Examples: | "I read you loud and clear!" |
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| Related terms: | understand take | |
| 11. | [ verb ] make sense of a language | |
| Synonyms: | understand translate interpret | |
| Examples: | "She understands French" "Can you read Greek?" |
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| Related terms: | understand | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1957 | |
| 13. | [ verb ] (performing arts) audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role | |
| Examples: | "He is auditioning for Julius Cesar at Stratford this year" |
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| Related terms: | audition performing_arts | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (writing) something that is read | |
| Examples: | "the article was a very good read" |
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| Related terms: | publication | |
| Similar spelling: |
Reade Ready red Reda Redd Reed reid redo Reta reedy Reita Reddy Retha reata Reidy Retta redeye ret Reatha red-eye Red_Tai red_haw reit rete |
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