Read (Verb)
Meaning 1
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?".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 2
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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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 3
Be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 4
Interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 5
Obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; "This dictionary can be read by the computer".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 6
Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 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".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 8
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 9
To hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Meaning 10
Have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 11
Make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.