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Verb | 1. | read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
2. | read - have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" Synonyms: say | |
3. | read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" | |
4. | read - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" Synonyms: scan | |
5. | read - 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" | |
6. | read - 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 | |
7. | read - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" | |
8. | read - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" | |
9. | read - audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year" | |
10. | read - to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" | |
11. | read - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" |