Meaning of read
Definition of read
(noun)
something that is read; "the
article
was a
very
good
read"
(verb)
interpret
something that is
written
or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you
read
Salman Rushdie?"
have
or
contain
a
certain
wording
or form; "The
passage
reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
look
at, interpret, and say out
loud
something that is
written
or printed; "The King
will
read
the
proclamation
at noon"
obtain
data
from
magnetic
tapes or
other
digital
sources; "This
dictionary
can be
read
by the computer"
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"
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?"
be a
student
of a
certain
subject; "She is
reading
for the bar exam"
indicate
a
certain
reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer
showed
thirteen
degrees
below
zero"; "The
gauge
read
`empty'"
audition
for a
stage
role
by
reading
parts
of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
to
hear
and understand; "I
read
you
loud
and clear!"
make
sense
of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read
Greek?"
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