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[riːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed
(e.g: it's the best novel I've ever read)
- discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source
(e.g: he was arrested yesterday—I read it in the paper)
- inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument)
(e.g: I've come to read the gas meter)
- study (an academic subject) at a university
(e.g: I'm reading English at Cambridge)
- (of a computer) copy, transfer, or interpret (data)
(e.g: it attempts to read the disk without regard to its format)
- present (a bill or other measure) before a legislative assembly
(e.g: the bill was accordingly read a second time)
- hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter)
(e.g: ‘Do you read me? Over.’)
Phrases:
- read between the lines
- read my lips
- read someone like a book
- read someone's mind
- read the room
- take something as read
- you wouldn't read about it
Origin
:
Old English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten ‘advise, guess’. Early senses included ‘advise’ and ‘interpret (a riddle or dream’) (see rede)
[riːd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a period or act of reading something
(e.g: I was having a quiet read of the newspaper)
Phrases:
- read between the lines
- read my lips
- read someone like a book
- read someone's mind
- read the room
- take something as read
- you wouldn't read about it
Origin
:
Old English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten ‘advise, guess’. Early senses included ‘advise’ and ‘interpret (a riddle or dream’) (see rede)
[rɛd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading
(e.g: Ada was well read in French literature)
- having a readership of a specified extent
(e.g: it is still a widely read newspaper)
Phrases:
- read between the lines
- read my lips
- read someone like a book
- read someone's mind
- read the room
- take something as read
- you wouldn't read about it
Origin
:
Old English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten ‘advise, guess’. Early senses included ‘advise’ and ‘interpret (a riddle or dream’) (see rede)
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