read

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Rennet. See 3d Reed.

2. 2past tense & past participle

   of Read

3. 3transitive verb

   To advise; to counsel.

4. 4transitive verb

   To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.

5. 5transitive verb

   To tell; to declare; to recite.

6. 6transitive verb

   To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.

7. 7transitive verb

   Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.

8. 8transitive verb

   To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation.

9. 9transitive verb

   To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To give advice or counsel.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To tell; to declare.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.

14. 14intransitive verb

    To learn by reading.

15. 15intransitive verb

    To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.

16. 16intransitive verb

    To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly.

17. 17transitive verb

    Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.

18. 18verb

    Reading.

19. 19

    imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i.

20. 20adjective

    Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.

21. 21noun

    something that is read

    "the article was a very good read"

22. 22verb

    make sense of a language

    "She understands French"

    "Can you read Greek?"

    Synonyms

    interprettranslateunderstand
23. 23verb

    be a student of a certain subject

    "She is reading for the bar exam"

    Synonyms

    learnstudytake
24. 24verb

    to hear and understand

    "I read you loud and clear!"

25. 25verb

    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?"

    Synonyms

    take
26. 26verb

    interpret something that is written or printed

    "read the advertisement"

    "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"

27. 27verb

    look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

    "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

28. 28verb

    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"

29. 29verb

    obtain data from magnetic tapes

    "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

    Synonyms

    scan
30. 30verb

    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

    "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"

    "The gauge read `empty'"

    Synonyms

    recordregistershow
31. 31verb

    audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

    "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"

32. 32verb

    have or contain a certain wording or form

    "The passage reads as follows"

    "What does the law say?"

    Synonyms

    say