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Definition of 'read'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) read
to look at so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.).

2.  read
to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.):
to read a story to a child.

3.  read
to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it.

4.  read
to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes:
to read Braille.

5.  read
to recognize and understand the meaning of (gestures, symbols, signals, or the like):
to read a semaphore.

6.  read
to study the speech movements of (lips) so as to understand what is being said by a speaker.

7.  read
to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation:
to read the dark sky as the threat of a storm.

8.  read
to foretell or predict:
to read a person's fortune in tea leaves.

9.  read
to make out the character, motivations, etc., of (a person), as by the interpretation of outward signs.

10.  read
to interpret or attribute a meaning to (a written text, a musical composition, etc.).

11.  read
to infer (something not expressed) from what is read, considered, or observed:
He read sarcasm into her letter.

12.  read
to adopt or give as a reading in a particular passage:
For “one thousand” another version reads “ten thousand.”

13.  read
to register or indicate, as a thermometer.

14.  read
to learn by or as if by reading:
to read a person's thoughts.

15.  read
to hear and understand (a transmitted message or the person transmitting it):
I read you loud and clear.

16.  read
to bring, put, etc., by reading:
to read oneself to sleep.

17.  read
to discover or explain the meaning of (a riddle, dream, etc.).

18.  read
to obtain (data or programs) from an external storage medium and place in a computer's memory.

19.  read
Brit. to study (a subject), as at a university.

20. (v.i.) read
to read written or printed matter.

21.  read
to render aloud a text that one is reading.

22.  read
(of an actor) to audition by reading aloud from a given script or other text.

23.  read
to give a public reading or recital.

24.  read
to inspect and apprehend the meaning of written or other signs or characters.

25.  read
to occupy oneself with reading or study.

26.  read
to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading.

27.  read
to admit of being read as specified:
The essay reads well.

28.  read
to have a certain wording.

29.  read
to admit of being interpreted:
a rule that reads two different ways.

30.  read
to register or indicate particular information, as the status or condition of something.

31.  read
read up on, to learn about by reading.

32. (n.) read
an act or instance of reading.

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 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"

7. (verb) take, read
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!"

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'"

10. (verb) read
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
"He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"

11. (verb) read
to hear and understand
"I read you loud and clear!"

12. (verb) understand, read, interpret, translate
make sense of a language
"She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

Definition of 'read'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

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 particular number
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

2. (noun) read
rennet. See 3d Reed

3.  read
of Read

4.  read
reading

5.  read
imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i

6. (verb) read
to advise; to counsel

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

12. (verb) read
to make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law

13. (verb) read
to give advice or counsel

14. (verb) read
to tell; to declare

15. (verb) read
to perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document

16. (verb) read
to study by reading; as, he read for the bar

17. (verb) read
to learn by reading

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

20. (verb) read
saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede

Translation of 'read'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

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.
Afrikaans: lees	Arabic: يَقرأ	Bulgarian: чета
Brazilian: ler	Czech: číst	German: lesen
Danish: læse	Greek: διαβάζω	Spanish: leer
Estonian: lugema	Farsi: خوانددن؛ درک کردن؛ پی برد	Finnish: lukea
French: lire	Hebrew: לִקרוֹא	Hindi: पढ़ना
Croatian: čitati	Hungarian: (el)olvas	Indonesian: membaca
Icelandic: lesa	Italian: leggere	Japanese: 読む
Korean: 이해하다	Lithuanian: skaityti	Latvian: lasīt
Malay: memahami	Dutch: lezen	Norwegian: lese
Polish: czytać	Persian: خوانددن؛ درک کردن؛ پی برد	Pashto: لوستل، ويل، پوهيدل، زده ك
Portuguese: ler	Romanian: a citi	Russian: читать
Slovak: čítať	Slovenian: brati	Serbian: pročitati
Swedish: läsa	Thai: เข้าใจความหมาย	Turkish: okumak
Taiwanese: 閱讀，看懂	Ukrainian: читати	Urdu: پڑھنا
Vietnamese: đọc	Chinese: 阅读
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