Read
WordNet
noun
(1) Something that is read
"The article was a very good read"
verb
(2) Make sense of a language
"She understands French"
"Can you read Greek?"
(3) Be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"
(4) To hear and understand
"I read you loud and clear!"
(5) Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
"I read this address as a satire"
"How should I take this message?"
"You can't take credit for this!"
(6) Interpret something that is written or printed
"Read the advertisement"
"Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
(7) Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
"The King will read the proclamation at noon"
(8) Interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
"She read the sky and predicted rain"
"I can't read his strange behavior"
"The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
(9) Obtain data from magnetic tapes
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
(10) Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
"The gauge read `empty'"
(11) Audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
"He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
(12) Have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"
"What does the law say?"
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Etymology
From , from . Cognate with Dutch , German , Swedish . The development from ‘advise, interpret’ to ‘interpret letters, read’ is unique to English. Compare .
Verb
- To be a party to the input and understanding of written information.
- To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
- Have you read this book?
- He doesn’t like to read.
- To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
- He read us a passage from his new book.
- All right, class, who wants to read next?
- In telecommunications, to be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
- Do you read me?
- To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
- I am reading theology at university.
- To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, etc.
- I can read his feelings in his face.
- To consist of certain text.
- On the door hung a sign that read, "Proper Safety Equipment Required Beyond This Point."
- Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
- Arabic reads right to left.