- readread (verb) · reads (third person present) · read (past tense) · read (past participle) · reading (present participle)
- look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed:"it's the best novel I've ever read" · "I never learned to read music" · "I'll go to bed and read for a while"
- have the ability to look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter:"only three of them could read and none could write"
- speak (the written or printed matter that one is reading) aloud:"I read the letter to her" · "I'll read to you if you like" · "his mother read him a bedtime story"
- habitually read (a particular newspaper or journal):"now, I know what my reputation is—I read the papers"
- (of a passage, text, or sign) contain or consist of specified words; have a certain wording:"the placard read “We want justice.”"
- used to indicate that a particular word in a text or passage is incorrect and that another should be substituted for it:"for madam read madman"
- discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source:"he was arrested yesterday—I read it in the paper" · "I read about the course in a magazine"
- (of a piece of writing) convey a specified impression to the reader:"the brief note read like a cry for help"
- understand or interpret the nature or significance of:"he didn't dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness"
- discern (a fact, emotion, or quality) in someone's eyes or expression:"she looked down, terrified that he would read fear on her face"
- inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument):"I've come to read the gas meter"
- (of a measuring instrument) indicate a specified measurement or figure:"the thermometer read 0° C"
- BRITISH ENGLISHstudy (an academic subject) at a university:"I'm reading English at Cambridge"
- (of a computer) copy, transfer, or interpret (data):"it attempts to read the disk without regard to its format"
- enter or extract (data) in an electronic storage device:"the most common way of reading a file into the system"
- (of a device) obtain data from (light or other input):"the microchip gives a unique code when read by the scanner"
- hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter):"“Do you read me? Over.”"
read (noun) · reads (plural noun)- US ENGLISHa person's interpretation of something:"their read on the national situation may be correct"
- informala book considered in terms of its readability:"the book is a thoroughly entertaining read"
- BRITISH ENGLISHa period or act of reading something:"I was having a quiet read of the newspaper"
read (past participle)- having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading:"Ada was well read in French literature" · "a man deeply read in history, philosophy, and theology"
- having a readership of a specified extent:"it is still a widely read newspaper" · "a little-read English columnist whose name escapes me"
OriginOld English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten ‘advise, guess’. Early senses included ‘advise’ and ‘interpret (a riddle or dream’) (see rede).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed:
- study (an academic subject) at a university:
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