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read

/ɹiːd/ /ɹid/ /ɹɛd/

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noun

A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.

Examples :

"The actor practiced his read for the school play diligently. "

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noun

(in combination) Something to be read; a written work.

Examples :

"His thrillers are always a gripping read."

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noun

A person's interpretation or impression of something.

Examples :

"My read on the teacher's instructions was that we needed to focus on the main points. "

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noun

An instance of reading.

Examples :

"Her read of the poem was very moving. "

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To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

Examples :

"Have you read this book?"

"Have you read this book?"

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To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.

Examples :

"All right, class, who wants to read next?"

"All right, class, who wants to read next?"

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To read work(s) written by (a named author).

Examples :

"My sister is reading Jane Austen's novels. "

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To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.

Examples :

"I can read his feelings in his face."

"I can read his feelings in his face."

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To consist of certain text.

Examples :

"On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance"."

"On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance"."

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Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.

Examples :

"Arabic reads right to left."

"Arabic reads right to left."

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To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.

Examples :

"The teacher read the corrected version of the student's essay in place of the original, flawed one. "

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(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.

Examples :

"My friend called my presentation "a unique approach" – read, it was a disaster. "

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To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.

Examples :

"Do you read me?"

"Do you read me?"

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To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)

Examples :

"A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance."

"A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance."

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(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.

Examples :

"I am reading theology at university."

"I am reading theology at university."

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To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).

Examples :

"to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard"

"to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard"

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To think, believe; to consider (that).

Examples :

"He read that the team would win the championship. "

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To advise; to counsel. See rede.

Examples :

"The teacher read the students on how to approach the difficult math problem. "

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To tell; to declare; to recite.

Examples :

"The teacher read the poem aloud to the class. "

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To recognise (someone) as being transgender.

Examples :

"Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me."

"Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me."

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To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.

Examples :

"The teacher read her student for being late to class again, saying, "It's the third time this week!" "

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To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

Examples :

"My sister read the instructions carefully before assembling the new toy. "

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To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.

Examples :

"The teacher read the instructions aloud to the class. "

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To read work(s) written by (a named author).

Examples :

"My sister is reading Shakespeare's plays for her English class. "

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To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.

Examples :

"I read his silence as a sign of disagreement. "

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To consist of certain text.

Examples :

"The recipe book reads like a collection of instructions. "

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Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.

Examples :

"The instructions for the science experiment were written in a way that needed to be read carefully to avoid mistakes. "

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To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.

Examples :

"The teacher read the corrected version of the student's essay in place of the original, faulty one. "

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(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.

Examples :

""My brother said my 'unique' presentation was a disaster. Read." "

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To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.

Examples :

"I read my friend's message on the radio, and heard they were having a school play. "

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To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)

Examples :

"The student carefully read the instructions on the whiteboard to understand the math problem. "

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(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.

Examples :

"My son is reading for his history exam, meticulously perusing his textbooks. "

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To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).

Examples :

"The computer program read the data from the file. "

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To think, believe; to consider (that).

Examples :

"I read that the school play will be very successful. "

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To advise; to counsel. See rede.

Examples :

"My teacher read me on how to study more effectively for the exam. "

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To tell; to declare; to recite.

Examples :

"The teacher read the instructions for the project aloud. "

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To recognise (someone) as being transgender.

Examples :

"My friend, Sarah, recently came out to her family, and they quickly read her as transgender. "

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To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.

Examples :

"My brother likes to read my mistakes in front of our friends, just to tease me. "

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