English dictionary
read
nounPronunciation
ɹɛd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- something that is read
verb
- make sense of a language
verb
- be a student of a certain subject
verb
- to hear and understand
verb
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
verb
- interpret something that is written or printed
verb
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
verb
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
verb
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
verb
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
verb
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
verb
- have or contain a certain wording or form
Example sentences
the article was a very good read
She understands French
Can you read Greek?
She is reading for the bar exam
I read you loud and clear!
I read this address as a satire
How should I take this message?
read the advertisement
Have you read Salman Rushdie?
The King will read the proclamation at noon
She read the sky and predicted rain
I can't read his strange behavior
The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball
This dictionary can be read by the computer
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read ‘empty’
He is auditioning for ‘Julius Caesar’ at Stratford this year
The passage reads as follows
What does the law say?