1. (noun)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'"
Definition of 'read'
