Read

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English


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Pronunciation

Noun and present tense

Past tense and past participle

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Etymology

Old English rǣdan ‘advise, read’, from Germanic *raedanan ‘advise, counsel’. Cognate with Dutch raden, German raten, Swedish råda. The development from ‘advise, interpret’ to ‘interpret letters, read’ is unique to English. Compare rede.

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Verb

to read (third-person singular simple present reads, present participle reading, simple past read, past participle read)

  1. (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

  1. (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

To speak aloud words or other information that is written.

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In telecommunications, to be able to hear what is another person is saying over a radio connection.

  1. Do you read me?
  2. (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.

  1. I am reading theology at university.
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To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, etc.

  1. I can read his feelings in his face.
  2. (intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

To have the ability to read text or other information.

  1. He could read by the age of three.
  2. (intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.

  1. Arabic reads backwards.
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Synonyms

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Translations

speak aloud words or other information that is written

look at and interpret letters or other information


be able to hear (in a radio communication)

make a study of

have the ability to read text or other information

of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way

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Noun

Read (plural Reads)

  1. A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.
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Derived terms


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Frisian

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Adjective

read

  1. red


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Old English

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Etymology

From Germanic *rauda-, from Indo-European *reudh-.

Germanic cognates: Old Saxon rōd (Dutch rood), Old High German rōt (German rot), Old Norse rauðr (Swedish röd), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃.

Indo-European cognates: Greek ἐρυθρός, Latin ruber, Old Irish rúad, Lithuanian raũdas, Russian рудой.

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Pronunciation

IPA: /'ræ:ad/

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Adjective

rēad

  1. redde:read

es:read fr:read gl:read io:read it:read hu:read pl:read ro:read fi:read ta:read uk:read

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