Definition of read

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read - 13 definitions

- noun
1. read -- something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. read -- interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. read -- have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
synonyms: say
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. read -- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. read -- obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
synonyms: scan
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. read -- 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"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. take -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. learn -- be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
synonyms: learn, study, take
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9. read -- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
synonyms: register, show, record
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. read -- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. read -- to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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12. understand -- make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
synonyms: understand, interpret, translate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. read, reads -- to look at so as to take in the meaning of, as something written or printed
synonyms: reads, peruse, reread, unread, readable, readably
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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