Definition (noun) something that is read
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the article was a very good read
Definition (verb) interpret something that is written or printed
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read the advertisement
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Have you read Salman Rushdie?
Definition (verb) have or contain a certain wording or form
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The passage reads as follows
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What does the law say?
Definition (verb) look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
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The King will read the proclamation at noon
Definition (verb) obtain data from magnetic tapes
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This dictionary can be read by the computer
Definition (verb) interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
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She read the sky and predicted rain
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I can't read his strange behavior
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The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball
Definition (verb) interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
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I read this address as a satire
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How should I take this message?
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You can't take credit for this!
Definition (verb) be a student of a certain subject
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She is reading for the bar exam
Definition (verb) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
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The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
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The gauge read `empty'
Definition (verb) audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
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He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year
Definition (verb) to hear and understand
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I read you loud and clear!
Definition (verb) make sense of a language
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She understands French
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Can you read Greek?