English to English
read
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adjective (a)
- Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- something that is read(noun.communication)Example:
The article was a very good read.
source: wordnet30 - Rennet. See 3d Reed.(noun)source: webster1913
- Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- interpret something that is written or printed(verb.cognition)Example:
Read the advertisement.
Have you read Salman Rushdie?.
source: wordnet30 - have or contain a certain wording or form(verb.stative)Example:
The passage reads as follows.
source: wordnet30 - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed(verb.cognition)Example:
The King will read the proclamation at noon.
source: wordnet30 - obtain data from magnetic tapes(verb.cognition)Example:
This dictionary can be read by the computer.
source: wordnet30 - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior(verb.cognition)Example:
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: wordnet30 - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression(verb.cognition)Example:
I read this address as a satire.
source: wordnet30 - audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- to hear and understand(verb.cognition)Example:
I read you loud and clear!.
source: wordnet30 - make sense of a language(verb.cognition)Example:
Can you read Greek?.
source: wordnet30 - To advise; to counsel.(verb)source: webster1913
- To give advice or counsel.(verb)source: webster1913