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Definitions of read
  1. verb
    have or contain a certain wording or form
    "The passage reads as follows"

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    say
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  2. verb
    make sense of a language
    "Can you read Greek?"
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  3. verb
    obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
    "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

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  4. verb
    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
    "The gauge read `empty'"

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  5. verb
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    "I read this address as a satire"

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  6. verb
    be a student of a certain subject
    "She is reading for the bar exam"

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  7. verb
    audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
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  8. verb
    interpret something that is written or printed
    "read the advertisement" "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
  9. verb
    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"
  10. verb
    look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
    "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
  11. noun
    something that is read
    "the article was a very good read"
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  12. verb
    to hear and understand
    "I read you loud and clear!"
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Definition that contains read
  • call read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
  • open ready or willing to receive favorably
  • open ready for business
  • easy readily exploited or tricked
  • clear readily apparent to the mind
  • proof read for errors
  • rough ready and able to resort to force or violence
  • studying reading carefully with intent to remember
  • trace read with difficulty
  • effective ready for service
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