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