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"The passage reads as follows"verbhave or contain a certain wording or form
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"Can you read Greek?"verbmake sense of a language
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"This dictionary can be read by the computer"verbobtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
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"The gauge read `empty'"verbindicate a certain reading; of gauges and instrumentstype of:
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"I read this address as a satire"verbinterpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
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"She is reading for the bar exam"verbbe a student of a certain subject
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verbaudition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
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"read the advertisement" "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"verbinterpret something that is written or printed
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"She read the sky and predicted rain" "I can't read his strange behavior" "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"verbinterpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behaviortype of:
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"The King will read the proclamation at noon"verblook at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
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"the article was a very good read"nounsomething that is readtype of:
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"I read you loud and clear!"verbto hear and understandtype of:
Examples of read
- "The passage reads as follows"
- "Can you read Greek?"
- "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
- "The gauge read `empty'"
- "I read this address as a satire"
- "She is reading for the bar exam"
- "read the advertisement"
- "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
- "She read the sky and predicted rain"
- "I can't read his strange behavior"
- "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
- "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
- "the article was a very good read"
- "I read you loud and clear!"