read (n.)

  1. something that is read; the article was a very good read'

    read (v.)

  1. interpret something that is written or printed; read the advertisement; Have you read Salman Rushdie?'

  2. to hear and understand; I read you loud and clear!'

  3. make sense of a language; She understands French; Can you read Greek?

    [ Syn: understand , interpret , translate ]

  4. have or contain a certain wording or form; The passage reads as follows; What does the law say?

    [ Syn: say ]

  5. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; The King will read the proclamation at noon'

  6. obtain data from magnetic tapes; This dictionary can be read by the computer

    [ Syn: scan ]

  7. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; She read the sky and predicted rain; I can't read his strange behavior; The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball'

  8. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; I read this address as a satire; How should I take this message?; You cant take credit for this!

    [ Syn: take ]

  9. be a student of a certain subject; She is reading for the bar exam

    [ Syn: learn , study , take ]

  10. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero; The gauge read `empty

    [ Syn: register , show , record ]

  11. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year'

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