Read
/ɹiːd/
Read is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
“Have you read this book?”
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To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
“All right, class, who wants to read next?”
noun
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(in combination) Something to be read; a written work.
“His thrillers are always a gripping read.”
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A person's interpretation or impression of something.
“What's your read of the current political situation?”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
interpret make out make sense of scan understand read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak
Antonyms
pass
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