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verb
- 1. look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed: "it's the best novel I've ever read"
- 2. discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source: "he was arrested yesterday—I read it in the paper"
noun
- 1. a person's interpretation of something: "their read on the national situation may be correct"
adjective
- 1. having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading: "Ada was well read in French literature"
- 2. having a readership of a specified extent: "it is still a widely read newspaper"
The meaning of READ is to receive or take in the sense of (letters, symbols, etc.) especially by sight or touch. How to use read in a sentence.
Read definition: to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.). See examples of READ used in a sentence.
READ definition: 1. to look at words or symbols and understand what they mean: 2. to say the words that are printed…. Learn more.
To read is to scan and understand letters and words, making sense of language. You can also read into something, interpreting a meaning.
Definition of read verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to look at so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.). 2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.): to read a story to a child. 3. to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it.
READ definition: 1. to look at words and understand what they mean: 2. to look at words that are written and say…. Learn more.
Read definition: To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences).
to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation: to read the cloudy sky as the threat of a storm; a fisherman skilled in reading a stream for potential pools. to anticipate, expect, or calculate by observation: At the line of scrimmage, the quarterback read a blitz and called an audible.
When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the words that are written there. Have you read this book? I read about it in the paper.
