read

Nouns

• (n) something that is read
  • the article was a very good read

Verbs

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

Synonyms

Words of close approximity