1. (verb)read something that is read "the article was a very good read"
2. (verb)read interpret something that is written or printed "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
3. (verb)read, say have or contain a certain wording or form "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
4. (verb)read look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
5. (verb)read, scan obtain data from magnetic tapes "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
6. (verb)read interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of humanbehavior "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
7. (verb)take, read interpret something in a certain way; convey a particularmeaning or impression "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
8. (verb)learn, study, read, take be a student of a certain subject "She is reading for the bar exam"
9. (verb)read, register, show, record indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
7. (verb)READ to interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle
8. (verb)READ to tell; to declare; to recite
9. (verb)READ to go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book
10. (verb)READ hence, to know fully; to comprehend
11. (verb)READ to discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation
18. (verb)READ to appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts
19. (verb)READ to produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly
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