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Quick definitions from WordNet (read)
▸ noun: something that is read ("The article was a very good read")
▸ verb: have or contain a certain wording or form ("The passage reads as follows")
▸ verb: to hear and understand ("I read you loud and clear!")
▸ verb: interpret something that is written or printed ("Read the advertisement")
▸ verb: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed ("The King will read the proclamation at noon")
▸ 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")
▸ verb: obtain data from magnetic tapes ("This dictionary can be read by the computer")
▸ verb: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments ("The gauge read `empty'")
▸ verb: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
▸ verb: make sense of a language ("Can you read Greek?")
▸ verb: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression ("I read this address as a satire")
▸ verb: be a student of a certain subject ("She is reading for the bar exam")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 16666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1957)
▸ Also see reads
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to read
▸ Usage examples for read
▸ Idioms related to read (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing read
▸ Words that often appear near read
▸ Rhymes of read
▸ Invented words related to read
▸ noun: something that is read ("The article was a very good read")
▸ verb: have or contain a certain wording or form ("The passage reads as follows")
▸ verb: to hear and understand ("I read you loud and clear!")
▸ verb: interpret something that is written or printed ("Read the advertisement")
▸ verb: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed ("The King will read the proclamation at noon")
▸ 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")
▸ verb: obtain data from magnetic tapes ("This dictionary can be read by the computer")
▸ verb: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments ("The gauge read `empty'")
▸ verb: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
▸ verb: make sense of a language ("Can you read Greek?")
▸ verb: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression ("I read this address as a satire")
▸ verb: be a student of a certain subject ("She is reading for the bar exam")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 16666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1957)
▸ Also see reads
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to read
▸ Usage examples for read
▸ Idioms related to read (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing read
▸ Words that often appear near read
▸ Rhymes of read
▸ Invented words related to read