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Definition: Meaning of, read in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / riːd /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
reading reads
  1. words/books [intransitive and transitive] to look at written words and understand what they mean
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  2. find information [intransitive,transitive not in progressive] to find out information from books, newspapers etc
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  3. read and speak [intransitive and transitive] to say the words in a book, newspaper etc so that people can hear them
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  4. music/maps etc [transitive] to look at signs or pictures and understand what they mean
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  5. computer [transitive] technical if a computer can read a DISK, it can take the information that is on the DISK and put it into its memory
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  6. understand something in a particular way [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to understand a situation, remark etc in one of several possible ways [=  interpret]
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  7. have words on [transitive not in progressive] used to say what words are on a sign, in a letter etc [=  say]
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  8. style of writing [intransitive] if something reads well, badly etc, it has been written well, badly etc
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  9. read something as/for something to replace one word or number with another one, usually with the correct one
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  10. measuring [transitive] to look at the number or amount shown on a measuring instrument
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  11. measuring [transitive] if a measuring instrument reads a particular number, it shows that number
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  12. at university [intransitive and transitive] British English to study a subject at a university
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  13. take it as read (that) especially British English to feel certain that something is true although no one has told you it is true [=  assume]
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  14. take something as read to accept that a report or statement is correct without reading it or discussing it
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  15. read between the lines to guess someone's real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directly
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  16. read somebody's mind/thoughts to guess what someone else is thinking
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  17. can read somebody like a book if you can read someone like a book, you know them so well that you immediately know what they are thinking or feeling
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  18. read somebody's palm to look carefully at someone's hand, in order to find out about their future
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  19. read somebody's lips to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move. People who cannot hear do this.
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  20. read my lips spoken used to tell someone that you really mean what you are saying
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  21. do you read me? spoken used to ask someone whether they can hear you when you are speaking to them by radio
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  22. well-read/widely-read someone who is well-read has read a lot of books and knows a lot about many subjects
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  1. British English if you have a read, you spend time reading
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  2. a good read something that you enjoy reading
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read used in phrases

  • Read method (noun)
    1. a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
  • Read method of childbirth (noun)
    1. a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
  • compact disc read-only memory (noun)
    1. rather than with an audio system a compact disk that is used with a computer ; a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
  • erasable programmable read-only memory (noun)
    1. computing a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
  • lip-read (verb)
    1. to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move, because you cannot hear them
  • pay-per-read (noun)
    1. a method of reading books and other material on the Internet, and paying only for what you read
  • read between the lines (verb)
    1. read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
  • read-only file (noun)
    1. computing a file that you can read but cannot change
  • read-only memory (noun)
    1. ROM
  • read-only memory chip (noun)
    1. a memory chip providing read-only memory
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read used in phrasal verbs

  • read back (phrasal verb)
    1. to look at and speak words that you wrote earlier, usually so that someone can check that what you have written is correct
  • read for (phrasal verb)
    1. read for something theatre , cinema if an actor reads for a part in a play, film etc, they act some of the part in front of the people deciding which actors to choose
    2. read for something British English old-fashioned to study for a particular degree
  • read into (phrasal verb)
    1. read something into something to find an extra meaning in someone’s words or actions that is not obvious or does not exist
  • read off (phrasal verb)
    1. to read the measurement on a piece of equipment or graph
  • read out (phrasal verb)
    1. to say the words that you are reading so that people can hear them
  • read through (phrasal verb)
    1. to read all of a document, book etc in order to check or correct it
  • read up on (phrasal verb)
    1. read up on/about something to get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
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