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verb(read)
have or contain a certain wording or form
Synonyms: say,
Examples:
The passage reads as follows.
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verb(read)
make sense of a language
Synonyms: interpret, translate, understand,
Examples:
Can you read Greek?.
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verb(read)
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
Synonyms: scan,
Examples:
This dictionary can be read by the computer.
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verb(read)
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
Synonyms: record, register, show,
Examples:
The gauge read `empty'.
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verb(read)
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
Synonyms: take,
Examples:
I read this address as a satire.
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verb(read)
be a student of a certain subject
Synonyms: learn, study, take,
Examples:
She is reading for the bar exam.
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verb(read)
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
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verb(read)
interpret something that is written or printed
Examples:
Read the advertisement.
Have you read Salman Rushdie?.
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verb(read)
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
Examples:
She read the sky and predicted rain.
I can't read his strange behavior.
The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball.
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verb(read)
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
Examples:
The King will read the proclamation at noon.
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noun(read)
something that is read
Examples:
The article was a very good read.
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verb(read)
to hear and understand
Examples:
I read you loud and clear!.

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