Definitions of READ in various dictionaries:
noun -
something that is read
verb -
interpret something that is written or printed
verb -
have or contain a certain wording or form
verb -
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
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obtain data from magnetic tapes
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interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky
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interpret something in a certain way
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be a student of a certain subject
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indicate a certain reading
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audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
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to hear and understand
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make sense of a language
To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences).
To utter or render aloud (written or printed material): She read her poems to the students.
To have the ability to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed material in a given language or notation): reads Chinese; reads music.
To examine and grasp the meaning of (language in a form other than written or printed characters, words, or sentences): reading Braille; reading sign language.
To examine and grasp the meaning of (a graphic representation): reading a map.
To discern and interpret the nature or significance of through close examination or sensitive observation: The tracker read the trail for signs of game.
To discern or anticipate through examination or observation; descry: “I can read abandonment in a broken door or shattered window” (William H.
To determine the intent or mood of: I can read your mind like a book.
To attribute a certain interpretation or meaning to: She read a different meaning into what he had said.
To consider (something written or printed) as having a particular meaning or significance: I read the novel as a parable.
To foretell or predict (the future).
To receive or comprehend (a radio message, for example): I read you loud and clear.
To study or make a study of: She read history as an undergraduate.
To learn or get knowledge of from something written or printed: He read that interest rates would continue to rise.
To proofread.
To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage: For change read charge.
To indicate, register, or show: The dial reads 32.
To obtain information from a storage medium, such as a magnetic disk.
To examine and grasp the meaning of printed or written characters, as of words or music.
To speak aloud the words that one is reading: He reads to his children every night.
To learn by reading: We read about the storm in the paper today.
To study.
To have a particular wording: Recite the poem exactly as it reads.
To contain a specific meaning: As the law reads, the defendant is guilty.
Something that is read: “The book is a page-turner as well as a very satisfying read” (Frank Conroy).
adv - to look at so as to take in the meaning of, as something written or printed [v READ, READING, READS] : READABLE [ adj ], READABLY