read
Definitions
- To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
- A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid.
- A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
- A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid
- Informed by reading; learned: only sparsely read in fields outside my profession.
- To be understood or physically read in a specific way
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Something to be read; a written work. in-compounds
- A male given name transferred from the surname
- To read aloud: Please read out the names on the list.
- To read a work or works written by the named author
- A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634).
- A person's interpretation or impression of something.
- A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England
- To study or learn by reading: Read up on the places you plan to visit before you travel.
- To speak aloud words or other information that is written
- A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States.
- A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States
- An instance of reading (“calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult”).
- To issue a reprimand: My parents read me a lecture because I had neglected my chores.
- To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from
- A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.
- A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States
- The identification of a specific sequence of genes in a genome or bases in a nucleic acid string.
- To perceive or detect an obscure or unexpressed meaning: learned to read between the lines of corporate annual reports to discern areas of fiscal weakness.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
- To expel by proclamation from a social, political, or other group: was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.
- having knowledge gained by reading (usu. used in combination): a well-read person.
- Sir Herbert, 1893–1968, English critic and poet.
- the act, or a period, of reading. I like a good read before I go to sleep. leessessie فَتْرَة قِراءه четене leitura četba das Lesen læsestund διάβασμαlectura lugemine مطالعه lukuhetki lectureקריאה पढ़ना, अध्ययन čitanje olvasás bacaan lestur lettura 読書 독서 시간 (pasi)skaitymas Man patīk palasīt. bacaan het lezen lesing, lesestund lektura زده کول leitura lectură чтение čítanie branje čitanje lässtund การอ่าน okuma 閱讀，一段閱讀時間 читання پڑھنے کا عمل یا وقفہ việc đọc sách 一段阅读时间
- (negative unreadable).
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of read.
Equivalents
63 more languages
Afrikaanslees
Беларускаячытаць
Cymraegdarllen
Dansklæse
Euskarairakurri
فارسیخواندن
Gaeilgeléigh
Gàidhligleugh
Galegoler
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiheluhelu
हिन्दीपढ़ना
Magyarállértértelmezértelmezésértsdhallhallgathangzikíródikmegértmegfejtolvasolvasandóolvasásolvashatóolvasmányolvasnivalótanulvesz
Íslenskalesa
ქართულიკითხვა
한국어읽다
Lietuviųskaityti
Latviešulasīt
മലയാളംപഠിക്കുക
Монголунших
Bahasa Melayubaca
Maltiqara
မြန်မာဖတ်
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਵਾਚਣਾ
Slovenčinačítať
Slovenščinabrati
Shqiplexon
Sesothobala
తెలుగువల్లెవేయు
ไทยอาน
Türkçeokumak
اردوپڑھنا
繁體中文念
Examples
“I had a read⟳ of the evening papers.”
“One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read⟳.”
“And when he finishes supper / Planning to have⟳ a read⟳ at the evening paper / It's Put⟳ a screw in this wall— / He has no time at all[…]”
“In other words, the system can do 1200 reads per second with no writes, the average write⟳ is twice as slow as the average read⟳, and the relationship is linear.”
“His thrillers are always a gripping read⟳.”
“What's your read⟳ of the current political situation?”
“On the quarterback's first read⟳ of the situation, his target⟳ receiver was not open⟳.”
“[As] Corey points out, "if you and I are both black queens then we can't call⟳ each other black queens because that's not a read⟳. That's a [fact]."”
“Like⟳ most African-American women, Pearlie Mae uses snapping in many of the same ways that black gay men use⟳ it: to accentuate a read⟳.”
“I learned that it was acceptable to be witty, especially if you were one of the wearblackallthetime, deconstructivist, radical, feministbitchydiva girls who could give⟳ a harsh read⟳ (i.e., critique) or throw⟳ shade […].”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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