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Defenition of the word read

    • Defenition of the word read

      • To interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.
      • To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
      • To obtain data from storage devices, like magnetic tapes or hard disks.
      • To have or contain a certain wording or form.
      • be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
      • having been read; often used in combination; "a widely read newspaper"
      • something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
      • to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
      • interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
      • look at, interpreted, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The proclamation will be read"
      • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"
      • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
      • have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
      • obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
      • 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 can't take credit for this!"
      • make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
      • 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 can''t take credit for this!"
      • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
      • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can''t read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball"
      • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty''"
      • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar'' at Stratford this year"
      • something that is read
      • make sense of a language
      • be a student of a certain subject
      • to hear and understand
      • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
      • interpret something that is written or printed
      • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
      • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
      • obtain data from magnetic tapes
      • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
      • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
      • have or contain a certain wording or form

    Synonyms for the word read

      • announce
      • comprehend
      • convert
      • decipher
      • deliver
      • examine
      • figure out
      • glance at
      • interpret
      • learn
      • look at
      • peruse
      • recite
      • record
      • register
      • say
      • scan
      • show
      • speak
      • study
      • take
      • translate
      • understand
      • understand writing

    Similar words in the read

      • read
      • readabilities
      • readability
      • readability's
      • readable
      • reader
      • reader's
      • readers
      • readied
      • readier
      • readies
      • readiest
      • readily
      • readiness
      • readiness's
      • reading
      • reading's
      • readjust
      • readjusted
      • readjusting
      • readjustment
      • readjustment's
      • readjustments
      • readjusts
      • readmit
      • readmits
      • readmitted
      • readmitting
      • readout
      • readouts
      • reads
      • ready
      • readying

    Hyponyms for the word read

      • anagram
      • anagrammatise
      • anagrammatize
      • audit
      • call
      • decipher
      • dictate
      • dip into
      • drill
      • exercise
      • lip-read
      • lipread
      • misinterpret
      • misread
      • numerate
      • practice
      • practise
      • prepare
      • reread
      • say
      • scry
      • show
      • skim
      • skim over
      • speech-read
      • spell out
      • strike
      • trace
      • train

    Hypernyms for the word read

      • anticipate
      • audition
      • call
      • construe
      • feature
      • forebode
      • foretell
      • have
      • indicate
      • interpret
      • mouth
      • predict
      • prognosticate
      • promise
      • publication
      • see
      • speak
      • surname
      • talk
      • try out
      • understand
      • utter
      • verbalise
      • verbalize

    Antonyms for the word read

      • unread

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