33. read something that is read: Her new novel is a good read.
34. (adj.)read having knowledge gained by reading (usu. used in combination): a well-read person.
35. (n.)Read Sir Herbert, 1893–1968, English critic and poet.
Definition of 'read'
Princeton's WordNet
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'"
1. (verb)read to understand written words children who are unable to read; I can't read Arabic.
2. read to speak or think the words in a book, magazine, letter, etc. His mother reads to him every night.; I read the whole book in a day.
3. read to obtain information from reading I read it in an article I found online.; We were reading about the planets at school.
4. read to be able to understand easily She's very good at reading people.; The team failed to read the situation on the field.
5. read to have sth short written on The sign read "No entry."
6. read to look at and understand numbers, symbols, etc. on an instrument, map, etc. I'm not very good at reading maps.; How do you read this table?
7. read (of an instrument, machine, or device) to show a particularnumber The gas gauge read full.
8. read read between the lines to understand a meaning that is not stated directly Reading between the lines, I could see the situation was going to get worse.
Definition of 'read'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)read instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned
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
Sense: to look at and understand (printed or written words or other signs) Have you read this letter?; Can your little girl read yet?; Can anyone here read Chinese?; to read music; I can read (= understand without being told) her thoughts/mind.