Noun
read -
something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
publication the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
Verb
read -
interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement" ; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
construe ,
interpret ,
see make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?" ; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
anagram ,
anagrammatise ,
anagrammatize read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
reread read anew; read again; "He re-read her letters to him"
dip into read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
decipher ,
trace read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?" ; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
skim over ,
skim move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
lip-read ,
lipread ,
speech-read interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
read -
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
mouth ,
utter ,
verbalise ,
verbalize ,
speak ,
talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
numerate read out loud as words written numbers
dictate say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
read -
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero" ; "The gauge read `empty'"
register ,
show ,
record
indicate indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section" ; "He pointed to the empty parking space" ; "he indicated his opponents"
say indicate; "The clock says noon"
show give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
read -
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 to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
forebode ,
predict ,
prognosticate ,
foretell ,
promise ,
anticipate ,
call make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
scry divine by gazing into crystals
read -
have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows" ; "What does the law say?"
say
feature ,
have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
read -
to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband" ; "I understand what she means"
read ,
take to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
read -
obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
scan
construe ,
interpret ,
see make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?" ; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
misread interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
read -
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
audition ,
try out perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
performing arts arts or skills that require public performance
read -
be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
learn ,
study ,
take
audit attend academic courses without getting credit
prepare ,
train to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report" ; "prepare a speech"
practise ,
drill ,
exercise ,
practice train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
read -
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!"
take
read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
construe ,
interpret ,
see make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?" ; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
misread ,
misinterpret interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
read -
make sense of a language; "She understands French" ; "Can you read Greek?"
understand ,
interpret ,
translate
understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband" ; "I understand what she means"
