Hyphenation of read

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read

Definitions of read:

1.
Something that is read
The article was a very good read
2.
Interpret something that is written or printed
Read the advertisement Have you read Salman Rushdie?
3.
Have or contain a certain wording or form
The passage reads as follows What does the law say?
4.
Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
The King will read the proclamation at noon
5.
Obtain data from magnetic tapes
This dictionary can be read by the computer
6.
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
7.
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!
8.
Be a student of a certain subject
She is reading for the bar exam
9.
Indicate a certain reading
Of gauges and instruments The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero The gauge read `empty'
10.
Audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year
11.
To hear and understand
I read you loud and clear!
12.
Make sense of a language
She understands French Can you read Greek?

Synonyms of read:

noun publication
verb interpret, construe, see
verb say, have, feature
verb talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
verb scan, interpret, construe, see
verb predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
verb take, interpret, construe, see
verb register, show, record, indicate
verb learn, study, take
verb audition, try out
verb understand
verb understand, interpret, translate, understand

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