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read1 an act of reading something, or a period of time spent reading somethingShe settled herself down for a quiet read. Synonyms and related words
read1 an act of reading something, or a period of time spent reading somethingShe settled herself down for a quiet read. Synonyms and related words
a good/exciting etc. read read
1 intransitive/transitive to look at and understand words in a letter, book, newspaper etcI read a few chapters of a book every night. He was sitting reading in the waiting room. read and write: By the age of five, he was able to read and write. read something from cover to cover (=all of something): I always read the paper from cover to cover. Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read 1a intransitive/transitive to speak the words that you are looking atread (something) to someone: Reading to young children helps develop their language skills. read someone something: Read me that last sentence again. read (something) aloud/out loud: I’m going to read this poem aloud. read from something: She will be reading from her latest novel. Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read 1b intransitive/transitive to get information from books, newspapers etcread about: He likes reading about wildlife. read something in something: We read it in the local paper. Synonyms and related words
To find out information find out read up on hear of 1c transitive used for telling someone about mistakes in printingfor something, read something: On page 61, for ‘three thousand’, read ‘three million’. read something as something: The figure £600 should be read as $600. Synonyms and related words
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2 transitive if you can read music, you can understand the written marks that represent musical sounds Synonyms and related words 2a to look at and understand the information, symbols, or numbers on a map or a piece of measuring equipmentHas the man been to read the gas meter? Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read
3 transitive to understand something in a particular wayThey had read the situation extremely accurately. read something as something: We had read their decision as an admission of failure. Synonyms and related words
To understand something or someone in a particular way make out interpret perceive 4 transitive if a short piece of writing reads something, it contains those particular wordsThe label read, ‘Suitable only for children over three’. Synonyms and related words 5 transitive if a computer or other piece of electronic equipment reads something, it examines the information on it or copies it to a particular place Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do 6 transitive if a piece of measuring equipment reads something, it shows a particular number or amountThe thermometer has been reading over 90 degrees all day. Synonyms and related words 7 transitive to be able to understand what someone is like or what they are thinkingIt was difficult to read his expression. Synonyms and related words
To understand someone’s character or thinking identify with make out figure out See alsobook See alsomind 8 intransitive if something reads well or badly, you think it has been written well or badlyIn general, the script reads beautifully. Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read 9 transitive to hear someone who is speaking to you by radioThis is Charlie Alpha Five. Do you read me? Synonyms and related words 10 transitive Britishold-fashionedto study a particular subject at university Synonyms and related words
To study, or to study hard 11 read the roomto correctly assess a situation, an audience etcA strong presenter should be able to read the room and adjust their style accordingly. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 06/02/2018
read between the lines read like something read someone’s lips read someone their rights take something as read
read back read for read into read off read out read through read up on read
1 intransitive/transitive to look at and understand words in a letter, book, newspaper, etc.I read a few chapters of a book every night. Here – read what his note says for yourself. He was sitting reading in the waiting room. Read on to find out more! read and write: By the age of five, he could read and write. read something from cover to cover (=all of something): I always read the paper from cover to cover. read widely/extensively (=to read a lot of books): She read extensively in science and economics. Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read 1a intransitive/transitive to speak the words that you are looking atread (something) to someone: Reading to young children helps develop their language skills. read someone something: Read me that last sentence again. read (something) aloud/out loud: I’m going to read this poem aloud. read from something: She will be reading from her latest novel. Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read 1b intransitive/transitive to get information from books, newspapers, etc.read (that): I read somewhere that she was born in Chicago. read something in something: We read it in the local paper. read about: He likes reading about wildlife. Synonyms and related words
To find out information find out read up on discover 1c transitive used for telling someone about mistakes in printingfor something, read something: On page 61, for “three thousand,” read “three million.” read something as something: The figure £600 should be read as $600. Synonyms and related words
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2 transitive if you can read music, you can understand the written marks that represent musical sounds Synonyms and related words 2a to look at and understand the information, symbols, or numbers on a map or a piece of measuring equipmentHas the man been here to read the gas meter? Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read
3 transitive to understand something in a particular wayThey had read the situation extremely accurately. read something as something: We had read their decision as an admission of failure. Synonyms and related words
To understand something or someone in a particular way make out interpret perceive 4 transitive if a short piece of writing reads something, it contains those particular wordsThe label read, “Suitable only for children over three.” Synonyms and related words 5 transitive if a computer or other piece of electronic equipment reads something, it examines the information on it or copies it to a particular placeThe machine at the checkout reads your credit card. Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do 6 transitive if a piece of measuring equipment reads something, it shows a particular number or amountThe thermometer has been reading over 90 degrees all day. Synonyms and related words 7 transitive to be able to understand what someone is like or what they are thinkingIt was difficult to read his expression. Synonyms and related words
To understand someone’s character or thinking identify with make out figure out See alsobook See alsomind 8 intransitive if something reads well or badly, you think it has been written well or badlyIn general, the script reads beautifully. Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to read 9 transitive to hear someone who is speaking to you by radioThis is Charlie Alpha Five. Do you read me? Synonyms and related words 10 read the roomto correctly assess a situation, an audience etcA strong presenter should be able to read the room and adjust their style accordingly. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 06/02/2018
read between the lines read like something read someone’s lips read someone their rights read someone their rights take something as read
read back read for read into read off read out read through read up on |