Meaning of read | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
2. A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid.
3. A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
4. A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid
5. Informed by reading; learned: only sparsely read in fields outside my profession.
6. To be understood or physically read in a specific way
7. A male given name transferred from the surname.
8. Something to be read; a written work.
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9. A male given name transferred from the surname
10. To read aloud: Please read out the names on the list.
11. To read a work or works written by the named author
12. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634).
13. A person's interpretation or impression of something.
14. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England
15. To study or learn by reading: Read up on the places you plan to visit before you travel.
16. To speak aloud words or other information that is written
17. A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States.
18. A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States
19. An instance of reading (“calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult”).
20. To issue a reprimand: My parents read me a lecture because I had neglected my chores.
21. To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from
22. A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.
23. A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States
24. The identification of a specific sequence of genes in a genome or bases in a nucleic acid string.
25. 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.
26. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
27. To expel by proclamation from a social, political, or other group: was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.
28. having knowledge gained by reading (usu. used in combination): a well-read person.
29. Sir Herbert, 1893–1968, English critic and poet.
30. 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
31. (negative unreadable).
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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 […].”

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