Definitions for Read

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Read read

Spelling: [reed]

IPA: /rid/

Read is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in Read (ader).

Definitions for Read

noun

1. an act or instance of reading:
2. something that is read:
3. George, 1733–98, American political leader: served in the Continental Congress 1774–77.
4. Sir Herbert, 1893–1968, English critic and poet.
5. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “red.”.

Idioms

1. read between the lines. line1 (def 82).
2. read for, (of an actor) to audition for (a role, a play, etc.).
3. read lips, to study the lip movements of a speaker who cannot be heard so as to determine the words being uttered.
4. read the green, Golf. green (def 33).
5. read the riot act. Riot Act (def 2).

adjective

1. having knowledge gained by reading (usually used in combination):

Verb phrases

1. read in, Computers. to place (data, programs, or control information) in memory.
2. read out, to read aloud, as for someone's attention. Computers. to retrieve (information) from a computer.
3. read out of, to oust from membership in (a political party or other group) by a public announcement of dismissal:
4. read up on, to learn about by reading; gather information on; research by reading:

verb (used with object)

1. to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.):
2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.):
3. to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it:
4. to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers:
5. to apprehend or interpret the meaning of (gestures, movements, signals, or the like):
6. to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation:
7. to anticipate, expect, or calculate by observation:
8. to foresee, foretell, or predict:
9. to make out the character, motivations, desires, etc., of (a person or persons), as by the interpretation of outward signs.
10. to interpret or attribute a meaning to (a written text), a musical composition, etc.):
11. to infer (something not expressed or directly indicated) from what is read, considered, or observed:
12. to adopt or give as a reading in a particular passage: .
13. to substitute or replace (a particular word or phrase) in a written text, usually to correct an error: .
14. to check (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) for errors; proofread.
15. to register or indicate, as a thermometer, clock, etc.
16. Computers. to obtain (data, programs, or control information) from an external storage medium or some other source and place in memory.
17. British. to study (a subject), as at a university:
18. to read the work of (an author):
19. to learn by or as if by reading:
20. to hear and understand (a transmitted radio message or the person transmitting it); receive:
21. to bring, put, etc., by reading:
22. to give one (a lecture or lesson) by way of admonition or rebuke.
23. to discover or explain the meaning of (a riddle, dream, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to read or peruse written or printed matter.
2. to utter aloud or render in speech written or printed words that one is perusing:
3. to give a public reading or recital.
4. to inspect and apprehend the meaning of written or other signs or characters.
5. to occupy oneself seriously with reading or study.
6. to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading.
7. to admit of being read, especially properly or well.
8. to have a certain wording.
9. to admit of being interpreted:
10. to register or indicate particular information, as the status or condition of something:
11. to have an effect or make an impression; show forth:
12. Computers. to read data, programs, or control information.

Origin of Read

before 900; Middle English reden, Old English rǣdan to counsel, read; cognate with Dutch raden, German raten, Old Norse rātha; akin to Sanskrit rādhnoti (he) achieves

Examples for Read

Giorgio read aloud what they had chosen as their class motto.

There was nobody that I read who was like, “This is just… whatever.”

I'm always amused when I read about the suffering in the tenements.

President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that read: “The Buck Stops Here.”

"Here's a fine letter to read on a hot day," called Percival.

I've always been taken with the chap; and I'm very glad you read him correctly.

Can you talk about some of the books you read that you think are particularly good on the political history of the 1960s?

If you read the reactions, she was billed as ‘Beauty and Brains.’

The feelings with which Robert read and his mother listened to this letter, were varied.

Sorcery reads backwards—and I saw him so read from that scroll of his.