English

Detailed Synonyms for read in English

read:

to read verb (reads, read, reading)

  1. to read
    to read
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
  2. to read
    – make sense of a language 1
    to read; to understand; to interpret; to translate
    – make sense of a language 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • Can you read Greek?1
    • understand verb (understands, understood, understanding)
      • She understands French1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  3. to read
    – be a student of a certain subject 1
    to take; to read; study; to learn
    – be a student of a certain subject 1
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • She is reading for the bar exam1
    • study verb
    • learn verb (learns, learnt, learning)
  4. to read
    – to hear and understand 1
    to read
    – to hear and understand 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • I read you loud and clear!1
  5. to read
    – interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression 1
    to take; to read
    – interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression 1
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
      • How should I take this message?1
      • You can't take credit for this!1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • I read this address as a satire1
  6. to read
    – interpret something that is written or printed 1
    to read
    – interpret something that is written or printed 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • read the advertisement1
      • Have you read Salman Rushdie?1
  7. to read
    – look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed 1
    to read
    – look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • The King will read the proclamation at noon1
  8. to read
    – interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior 1
    to read
    – interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • She read the sky and predicted rain1
      • I can't read his strange behavior1
      • The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball1
  9. to read
    – obtain data from magnetic tapes 1
    to read; to scan
    – obtain data from magnetic tapes 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • This dictionary can be read by the computer1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  10. to read
    – indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments 1
    to show; to record; to read; to register
    – indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments 1
    • show verb (shows, showed, showing)
      • The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero1
    • record verb (records, recorded, recording)
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • The gauge read `empty'1
    • register verb (registers, registered, registering)
  11. to read
    – audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role 1
    to read
    – audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
  12. to read
    – have or contain a certain wording or form 1
    to read; to say
    – have or contain a certain wording or form 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • The passage reads as follows1
    • say verb (says, said, saying)
      • What does the law say?1

Conjugations for read:

present
  1. read
  2. read
  3. reads
  4. read
  5. read
  6. read
simple past
  1. read
  2. read
  3. read
  4. read
  5. read
  6. read
present perfect
  1. have read
  2. have read
  3. has read
  4. have read
  5. have read
  6. have read
past continuous
  1. was reading
  2. were reading
  3. was reading
  4. were reading
  5. were reading
  6. were reading
future
  1. shall read
  2. will read
  3. will read
  4. shall read
  5. will read
  6. will read
continuous present
  1. am reading
  2. are reading
  3. is reading
  4. are reading
  5. are reading
  6. are reading
subjunctive
  1. be read
  2. be read
  3. be read
  4. be read
  5. be read
  6. be read
diverse
  1. read!
  2. let's read!
  3. read
  4. reading
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

read

  1. read

read [the ~] noun

  1. the read
    – something that is read 1
    the read
    – something that is read 1
    • read [the ~] noun
      • the article was a very good read1

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Alternate Synonyms for "read":


Related Definitions for "read":

  1. something that is read1
    • the article was a very good read1
  2. make sense of a language1
    • Can you read Greek?1
  3. be a student of a certain subject1
    • She is reading for the bar exam1
  4. to hear and understand1
    • I read you loud and clear!1
  5. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression1
    • I read this address as a satire1
  6. interpret something that is written or printed1
    • read the advertisement1
    • Have you read Salman Rushdie?1
  7. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed1
    • The King will read the proclamation at noon1
  8. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior1
    • She read the sky and predicted rain1
    • I can't read his strange behavior1
    • The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball1
  9. obtain data from magnetic tapes1
    • This dictionary can be read by the computer1
  10. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments1
    • The gauge read `empty'1
  11. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role1
  12. have or contain a certain wording or form1
    • The passage reads as follows1

Related Synonyms for read