read

read · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter.

  2. 2.

    Speak written or printed words aloud.

  3. 3.

    Discover or understand the meaning of something.

  4. 4.

    (Of a measuring device) Show a certain figure.

  5. 5.

    Study at a university (British).

  6. 6.

    (Computing) Extract data from a storage medium.

  7. 7.

    A book or text that is being or has been read.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    read between the lines — Understand the hidden meaning.
  • •
    read someone's mind — Know what someone is thinking.
  • •
    read up on — Research by reading.
  • •
    read aloud/out loud — Speak the words while reading.
  • •
    well-read — Having read many books; knowledgeable.

Related words

Antonyms: write
See also: book, reading, understand, write
Synonyms: interpret, peruse, study, understand

Etymology

From Old English rǣdan ("to advise, read"), from Proto-Germanic rēdaną ("to advise, counsel").