READ
Definition:
- [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?"
- [verb] have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
Synonyms: say
- [verb] look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
- [verb] obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
Synonyms: scan
- [verb] interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball"
- [verb] 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!"
Synonyms: take
- [verb] indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
Synonyms: register, show, record
- [verb] be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
Synonyms: learn, study, take
- [verb] audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year"
- [verb] to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
- [verb] make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
Synonyms: understand, interpret, translate
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Related Words:
- anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise
- reread
- dip into
- spell out
- decipher, trace
- skim, skim over
- lipread, lip-read, speech-read
- numerate
- dictate
- call
- misread
- scry
- misread, misinterpret
- say
- show
- strike
- audit
- train, prepare
- drill, exercise, practice, practise
