to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
2.
to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.): reading a story to his children; The actor read his lines in a booming voice.
3.
to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it: to be able to read French.
4.
to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers: to read Braille.
5.
to apprehend or interpret the meaning of (gestures, movements, signals, or the like): to read a semaphore; to read sign language.
6.
to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation: to read the cloudy sky as the threat of a storm; a fisherman skilled in reading a stream for potential pools.
7.
to anticipate, expect, or calculate by observation: At the line of scrimmage, the quarterback read a blitz and called an audible.
8.
to foresee, foretell, or predict: to read a person's fortune in tea leaves.
9.
to make out the character, motivations, desires, etc., of (a person or persons), as by the interpretation of outward signs.
10.
to interpret or attribute a meaning to (a written text), a musical composition, etc.): How do you read this clause in the contract?
11.
to infer (something not expressed or directly indicated) from what is read, considered, or observed: He read an underlying sarcasm into her letter. In your silence I read agreement to my plan.
12.
to adopt or give as a reading in a particular passage: For “one thousand” another version reads “ten thousand.”
13.
to substitute or replace (a particular word or phrase) in a written text, usually to correct an error: Read “cavalry” for “calvary.”
14.
to check (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) for errors; proofread.
15.
to register or indicate, as a thermometer, clock, etc.
16.
Computers. to obtain (data, programs, or control information) from an external storage medium or some other source and place in memory.
17.
British. to study (a subject), as at a university: to read law.
18.
to read the work of (an author): She is reading Kafka.
19.
to learn by or as if by reading: to read a person's thoughts.
20.
to hear and understand (a transmitted radio message or the person transmitting it); receive: I read you loud and clear.
21.
to bring, put, etc., by reading: to read oneself to sleep.
22.
to give one (a lecture or lesson) by way of admonition or rebuke.
23.
to discover or explain the meaning of (a riddle, dream, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
24.
to read or peruse written or printed matter.
25.
to utter aloud or render in speech written or printed words that one is perusing: to read to a person.
26.
to give a public reading or recital.
27.
to inspect and apprehend the meaning of written or other signs or characters.
28.
to occupy oneself seriously with reading or study.
29.
to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading.
30.
to admit of being read, esp. properly or well.
31.
to have a certain wording.
32.
to admit of being interpreted: a rule that reads in two different ways.
33.
to register or indicate particular information, as the status or condition of something: Her blood pressure is reading a little low today.
34.
to have an effect or make an impression; show forth: Those battle photographs read with great impact.
35.
Computers. to read data, programs, or control information.
–noun
36.
an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
37.
something that is read: Her new novel is a wonderful read.
—Verb phrases
38.
read in, Computers. to place (data, programs, or control information) in memory.
39.
read out,
a.
to read aloud, as for someone's attention.
b.
Computers. to retrieve (information) from a computer.
40.
read out of, to oust from membership in (a political party or other group) by a public announcement of dismissal: He was read out of the association because of alleged subversive activities.
41.
read up on, to learn about by reading; gather information on; research by reading: You'd better read up on World War I before taking the history test.
To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences).
To utter or render aloud (written or printed material): read poems to the students.
To have the ability to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed material in a given language or notation): reads Chinese; reads music.
To examine and grasp the meaning of (language in a form other than written or printed characters, words, or sentences): reading Braille; reading sign language.
To examine and grasp the meaning of (a graphic representation): reading a map.
To discern and interpret the nature or significance of through close examination or sensitive observation: The tracker read the trail for signs of game.
To discern or anticipate through examination or observation; descry: "I can read abandonment in a broken door or shattered window"(William H. Gass).
To attribute a certain interpretation or meaning to: read her words differently than I did.
To consider (something written or printed) as having a particular meaning or significance: read the novel as a parable.
To discern and interpret the nature or significance of through close examination or sensitive observation: The tracker read the trail for signs of game.
To discern or anticipate through examination or observation; descry: "I can read abandonment in a broken door or shattered window"(William H. Gass).
To attribute a certain interpretation or meaning to: read her words differently than I did.
To consider (something written or printed) as having a particular meaning or significance: read the novel as a parable.
To determine the intent or mood of: can read your mind like a book; a hard person to read.
To attribute a certain interpretation or meaning to: read her words differently than I did.
To consider (something written or printed) as having a particular meaning or significance: read the novel as a parable.
To foretell or predict (the future).
To receive or comprehend (a radio message, for example): I read you loud and clear.
To study or make a study of: read history as an undergraduate.
To learn or get knowledge of from something written or printed: read that interest rates would continue to rise.
To proofread.
To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage: For change read charge.
To indicate, register, or show: The dial reads 32°.
Computer Science To obtain (data) from a storage medium, such as a magnetic disk.
Genetics To decode or translate a sequence of messenger RNA into an amino acid sequence in a polypeptide chain.
v.
intr.
To examine and grasp the meaning of printed or written characters, as of words or music.
To speak aloud the words that one is reading: read to the children every night.
To learn by reading: read about the storm in the paper today.
To study.
To have a particular wording: Recite the poem exactly as it reads.
To contain a specific meaning: As the law reads, the defendant is guilty.
To indicate, register, or show a measurement or figure: How does your new watch read?
To have a specified character or quality for the reader: Your poems read well.
n.
Informal
Something that is read: "The book is a page-turner as well as a very satisfying read"(Frank Conroy).
adj.
(rěd)
Informed by reading; learned: only sparsely read in fields outside my profession.
Phrasal Verb(s): read out
To read aloud: Please read out the names on the list. read up
To study or learn by reading: Read up on the places you plan to visit before you travel.
Idiom(s):
read a lecture/lesson
To issue a reprimand: My parents read me a lecture because I had neglected my chores.
Idiom(s):
read between the lines
To perceive or detect an obscure or unexpressed meaning: learned to read between the lines of corporate annual reports to discern areas of fiscal weakness.
Idiom(s):
read out of
To expel by proclamation from a social, political, or other group: was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.
[Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, to advise; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
Word History: English is the one of the few western European languages that does not derive its verb for "to read" from Latin legere. Compare, for example, leggere in Italian, lire in French, and lesen in German. (Equally surprising is the fact that English is the only western European language not to derive its verb for "to write" from Latin scrībere.) Read comes from the Old English verb rǣdan, "to advise, interpret (something difficult), interpret (something written), read." Rǣdan is related to the German verb raten, "to advise" (as in Rathaus, "townhall"). The Old English noun rǣd, "counsel," survives in the rare noun rede, "counsel, advice" and in the name of the unfortunate King Ethelred the Unready, whose epithet is often misunderstood. Unready here does not have its current sense "unprepared"; it is a late 16th-century spelling of an earlier unredy, "ill advised, rash, foolish," from rede.
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American Revolutionary leader, politician, and jurist. Delaware's delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787), he championed the rights of small states and later served as a U.S. senator (1789-1793).
O.E. rædan (W.Saxon), redan (Anglian) "to explain, read, rule, advise" (related to ræd, red "advice"), from P.Gmc. *raedanan (cf. O.N. raða, O.Fris. reda, Du. raden, O.H.G. ratan, Ger. raten "to advise, counsel, guess"), from PIE base *rei- "to reason, count" (cf. Skt. radh- "to succeed, accomplish," Gk. arithmos "number amount," O.C.S. raditi "to take thought, attend to," O.Ir. im-radim "to deliberate, consider"). Connected to riddle via notion of "interpret." Words from this root in most modern Gmc. languages still mean "counsel, advise." Transference to "understand the meaning of written symbols" is unique to O.E. and (perhaps under Eng. influence) O.N. raða. Most languages use a word rooted in the idea of "gather up" as their word for "read" (cf. Fr. lire, from L. legere). Sense of "make out the character of (a person)" is attested from 1611. The noun meaning "an act of reading" is recorded from 1825. Read up "study" is from 1842; read-only in computer jargon is recorded from 1961. O.E. ræda "advise, counsel" is in the name of Anglo-Saxon king Æðelræd II (968-1016), lit. "good counsel," and in his epithet Unræd, usually rendered into Mod.Eng. as Unready, but really meaning "no-counsel." Rede "counsel" survived in poetic usage to 17c. An attempted revival by Scott (19c.) failed, though it is used in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."
something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
verb
1.
interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
2.
have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
3.
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
4.
obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
5.
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"
6.
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!" [syn: take]
7.
be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: learn]
8.
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read 'empty'"
9.
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for 'Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
10.
to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
11.
make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: understand]
to look at and understand (printed or written words or other signs) Example: Have you read this letter?; Can your little girl read yet?; Can anyone here read Chinese?; to read music; I can read (= understand without being told) her thoughts/mind.
Arabic:
يَقرأ
Chinese (Simplified):
阅读
Chinese (Traditional):
閱讀
Czech:
číst
Danish:
læse
Dutch:
lezen
Estonian:
lugema
Finnish:
lukea
French:
lire
German:
lesen
Greek:
διαβάζω
Hungarian:
(el)olvas
Icelandic:
lesa
Indonesian:
membaca
Italian:
leggere
Japanese:
読む
Korean:
읽다
Latvian:
lasīt
Lithuanian:
skaityti
Norwegian:
lese
Polish:
czytać
Portuguese (Brazil):
ler
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler
Russian:
читать
Slovak:
čítať
Slovenian:
brati
Spanish:
leer
Swedish:
läsa
Turkish:
okumak
read2[riːd]verb
to learn by reading Example: I read in the paper today that the government is going to cut taxes again.
Arabic:
يَعْرِف بالقِراءَه
Chinese (Simplified):
获悉
Chinese (Traditional):
獲悉
Czech:
číst
Danish:
læse
Dutch:
lezen
Estonian:
lugema, teada saama
Finnish:
lukea
French:
lire
German:
lesen
Greek:
διαβάζω, πληροφορούμαι
Hungarian:
olvas
Icelandic:
lesa
Indonesian:
membaca
Italian:
leggere
Japanese:
読んで知る
Korean:
읽어 알다, 읽어서 배우다
Latvian:
izlasīt; uzzināt lasot
Lithuanian:
perskaityti
Norwegian:
lese
Polish:
(wy)czytać
Portuguese (Brazil):
ler
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler
Russian:
вычитать
Slovak:
čítať
Slovenian:
prebrati
Spanish:
leer, enterarse (por los periódicos, etc)
Swedish:
läsa
Turkish:
okumak, okuyarak öğrenmek
read3[riːd]verb
to read aloud, usually to someone else Example: I read my daughter a story before she goes to bed; I read to her before she goes to bed.
Arabic:
يَقْرأ بصَوْتٍ عالٍ
Chinese (Simplified):
朗读
Chinese (Traditional):
朗讀
Czech:
předčítat
Danish:
læse for
Dutch:
voorlezen
Estonian:
(ette) lugema
Finnish:
lukea
French:
faire la lecture à
German:
vorlesen
Greek:
διαβάζω δυνατά
Hungarian:
felolvas
Icelandic:
lesa upphátt
Indonesian:
membacakan
Italian:
leggere
Japanese:
音読する
Korean:
읽어 주다
Latvian:
lasīt skaļi, *priekšā
Lithuanian:
skaityti
Norwegian:
lese opp, *høyt (for)
Polish:
(prze)czytać
Portuguese (Brazil):
ler
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler
Russian:
читать вслух
Slovak:
číta(va)ť
Slovenian:
brati
Spanish:
leer
Swedish:
läsa
Turkish:
(yüksek sesle) okumak
read4[riːd]verb
to pass one's time by reading books etc for pleasure etc Example: I don't have much time to read these days.
Arabic:
يُطالِع
Chinese (Simplified):
阅读
Chinese (Traditional):
閱讀
Czech:
číst
Danish:
læse
Dutch:
lezen
Estonian:
lugema
Finnish:
lukea
French:
lire
German:
lesen
Greek:
διαβάζω
Hungarian:
olvas
Icelandic:
lesa bækur
Indonesian:
membaca
Italian:
leggere
Japanese:
読書する
Korean:
독서하다
Latvian:
lasīt
Lithuanian:
skaityti
Norwegian:
lese
Polish:
czytać
Portuguese (Brazil):
ler
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler
Russian:
читать
Slovak:
čítať
Slovenian:
brati
Spanish:
leer
Swedish:
läsa
Turkish:
okunmak
read5[riːd]verb
to study (a subject) at a university etc
Arabic:
يَدْرُس ، يَتَعَلَّم
Chinese (Simplified):
攻读
Chinese (Traditional):
攻讀
Czech:
studovat
Danish:
studere
Dutch:
studeren
Estonian:
õppima
Finnish:
opiskella
French:
étudier
German:
studieren
Greek:
μελετώ
Hungarian:
(vmilyen) tanulmányokat folytat, hallgat
Icelandic:
stúdera, lesa, læra
Indonesian:
belajar
Italian:
studiare
Japanese:
学ぶ
Korean:
공부하다, 연구하다
Latvian:
studēt; mācīties
Lithuanian:
studijuoti
Norwegian:
lese, studere
Polish:
studiować
Portuguese (Brazil):
estudar
Portuguese (Portugal):
estudar
Russian:
изучать
Slovak:
študovať
Slovenian:
študirati
Spanish:
estudiar
Swedish:
läsa, studera
Turkish:
okumak, eğitimini görmek
read6[riːd]verb
to look at or be able to see (something) and get information from it Example: I can't read the clock without my glasses; The nurse read the thermometer.
Arabic:
يَسْتَطيع أن يَقرأ
Chinese (Simplified):
辨认
Chinese (Traditional):
辨認
Czech:
odečíst
Danish:
aflæse
Dutch:
lezen
Estonian:
vaatama
Finnish:
katsoa
French:
voir; lire
German:
ablesen
Greek:
διαβάζω, βλέπω (π.χ. την ώρα, το θερμόμετρο)
Hungarian:
leolvas (műszert)
Icelandic:
lesa á
Indonesian:
melihat
Italian:
vedere; leggere
Japanese:
見取る
Korean:
(눈금을) 읽다
Latvian:
nolasīt (mērījumu u.tml.)
Lithuanian:
(į)žiūrėti, pažiūrėti į
Norwegian:
avlese
Polish:
odczytać
Portuguese (Brazil):
ler
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler
Russian:
разбирать
Slovak:
odčítať (údaje na prístroji), zistiť stav
Slovenian:
razbrati
Spanish:
ver; leer
Swedish:
läsa av
Turkish:
okumak
read7[riːd]verb
to be written or worded; to say Example: His letter reads as follows: `Dear Sir, …'
Arabic:
يَقول ما يَلي
Chinese (Simplified):
（文章或信）内容是
Chinese (Traditional):
（文章或信）內容是
Czech:
znít
Danish:
lyde
Dutch:
luiden
Estonian:
on kirjutatud, kõlab
Finnish:
lukea
French:
être rédigé
German:
lauten
Greek:
γράφω, λέω
Hungarian:
hangzik (szöveg)
Icelandic:
hljóma, skal lesast, *skrifast
Indonesian:
berbunyi
Italian:
dire
Japanese:
～と書いてある
Korean:
씌어 있다
Latvian:
(par tekstu) skanēt; būt teiktam
Lithuanian:
skambėti
Norwegian:
være uttrykt, *formulert
Polish:
brzmieć
Portuguese (Brazil):
dizer
Portuguese (Portugal):
estar escrito
Russian:
гласить
Slovak:
znieť
Slovenian:
glasiti se
Spanish:
decir
Swedish:
stå , lyda
Turkish:
yazmak, demek
read8[riːd]verb
(of a piece of writing etc) to make a (good, bad etc) impression Example: This report reads well.
Arabic:
يَتْرُكُ انْطِباعا
Chinese (Simplified):
读起来
Chinese (Traditional):
讀起來
Czech:
číst se
Danish:
lyde godt
Dutch:
zich laten lezen
Estonian:
muljet jätma
Finnish:
olla helppolukuinen
French:
se lire
German:
klingen
Greek:
είμαι διατυπωμένος
Hungarian:
vmilyen benyomást kelt
Icelandic:
vera góð, *slæm lesning
Indonesian:
memberi kesan
Italian:
leggersi
Japanese:
読んで～である
Korean:
읽기에 …하다
Latvian:
(par tekstu) atstāt labu, *sliktu iespaidu
Lithuanian:
daryti (gerą, *blogą) įspūdį
Norwegian:
lyde, klinge
Polish:
czytać się
Portuguese (Brazil):
ser (bom, *ruim) de ler
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler-se
Russian:
читаться
Slovak:
čítať sa
Slovenian:
brati se
Spanish:
leerse
Swedish:
låta
Turkish:
etkilemek
read9[riːd]verb
(of dials, instruments etc) to show a particular figure, measurement etc Example: The thermometer reads —5°C.
Arabic:
يُظْهِر مَعلومات مُحَدَّده، يقول
Chinese (Simplified):
读数是
Chinese (Traditional):
讀數是
Czech:
ukazovat
Danish:
vise
Dutch:
aanwijzen
Estonian:
näitama
Finnish:
osoittaa
French:
indiquer
German:
anzeigen
Greek:
δείχνω
Hungarian:
mutat (műszer vmilyen értéket)
Icelandic:
sÿna
Indonesian:
menunjukkan
Italian:
indicare
Japanese:
示す
Korean:
…을 가리키다
Latvian:
rādīt
Lithuanian:
rodyti
Norwegian:
vise
Polish:
pokazywać
Portuguese (Brazil):
registrar
Portuguese (Portugal):
marcar
Russian:
показывать
Slovak:
ukazovať
Slovenian:
kazati
Spanish:
indicar, marcar
Swedish:
visa
Turkish:
göstermek
read10[riːd]verb
to (cause a word, phrase etc to) be replaced by another, eg in a document or manuscript Example: There is one error on this page — For `two yards', read `two metres'; `Two yards long' should read `two metres long'.
Arabic:
يَجِب أن يَحُل مَحَلّها
Chinese (Simplified):
（在勘误表中）用…代替
Chinese (Traditional):
（在勘誤表中）用…代替
Czech:
místo … má být
Danish:
læs
Dutch:
vervangen door
Estonian:
loe, p. o.
Finnish:
lue, po.
French:
au lieu de…, lire
German:
heißen
Greek:
θα έπρεπε να λέει, να γράφει
Hungarian:
értsd …
Icelandic:
les; skal lesast
Indonesian:
mengganti
Italian:
leggere
Japanese:
読み替える
Korean:
…으로 고쳐 읽다
Latvian:
(tā vietā) lasīt
Lithuanian:
turi būti skaitoma
Norwegian:
skal leses
Polish:
być czytany jako, czytać jako
Portuguese (Brazil):
ler-se
Portuguese (Portugal):
ler-se
Russian:
следует читать
Slovak:
namiesto … má byť
Slovenian:
nadomestiti
Spanish:
leer (léase)
Swedish:
läsa, lyda, vara
Turkish:
(doğrusu ile) düzeltmek
read[riːd]noun
the act, or a period, of reading Example: I like a good read before I go to sleep.
A*read"\, Areed \A*reed"\, v. t. [OE. areden, AS. [=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See Read.]1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. --Spenser. 2. To read. [Obs.] --Drayton. 3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct. But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! --Milton. 4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] --Ld. Lytton.
Read\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Read; p. pr. & vb. n. Reading.] [OE. reden, r[ae]den, AS. r[=ae]dan to read, advice, counsel, fr. r[=ae]d advise, counsel, r[=ae]dan (imperf. reord) to advice, counsel, guess; akin to D. raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel. r[=a][eth]a, Goth. r[=e]dan (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. r[=a]dh to succeed. [root]116. Cf. Riddle.]1. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See Rede. Therefore, I read thee, get to God's word, and thereby try all doctrine. --Tyndale. 2. To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle. 3. To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs.] But read how art thou named, and of what kin. --Spenser. 4. 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. Redeth [read ye] the great poet of Itaille. --Chaucer. Well could he rede a lesson or a story. --Chaucer. 5. Hence, to know fully; to comprehend. Who is't can read a woman? --Shak. 6. To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation. An armed corse did lie, In whose dead face he read great magnanimity. --Spenser. Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honor. --Shak. 7. To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law. To read one's self in, to read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
Read\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Read; p. pr. & vb. n. Reading.] [OE. reden, r[ae]den, AS. r[=ae]dan to read, advice, counsel, fr. r[=ae]d advise, counsel, r[=ae]dan (imperf. reord) to advice, counsel, guess; akin to D. raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel. r[=a][eth]a, Goth. r[=e]dan (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. r[=a]dh to succeed. [root]116. Cf. Riddle.]1. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See Rede. Therefore, I read thee, get to God's word, and thereby try all doctrine. --Tyndale. 2. To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle. 3. To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs.] But read how art thou named, and of what kin. --Spenser. 4. 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. Redeth [read ye] the great poet of Itaille. --Chaucer. Well could he rede a lesson or a story. --Chaucer. 5. Hence, to know fully; to comprehend. Who is't can read a woman? --Shak. 6. To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation. An armed corse did lie, In whose dead face he read great magnanimity. --Spenser. Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honor. --Shak. 7. To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law. To read one's self in, to read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
Read\, v. t. 1. To give advice or counsel. [Obs.] 2. To tell; to declare. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document. So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense. --Neh. viii. 8. 4. To study by reading; as, he read for the bar. 5. To learn by reading. I have read of an Eastern king who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence. --Swift. 6. 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. 7. To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly. To read between the lines, to infer something different from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning as distinguished from the apparent meaning.
Read\, n. [AS. r[=ae]d counsel, fr. r[=ae]dan to counsel. See Read, v. t.]1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede. [Obs.] 2. [Read, v.] Reading. [Colloq.] --Hume. One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. --Furnivall.
Read\, n. [AS. r[=ae]d counsel, fr. r[=ae]dan to counsel. See Read, v. t.]1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede. [Obs.] 2. [Read, v.] Reading. [Colloq.] --Hume. One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. --Furnivall.
Read\, n. [AS. r[=ae]d counsel, fr. r[=ae]dan to counsel. See Read, v. t.]1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede. [Obs.] 2. [Read, v.] Reading. [Colloq.] --Hume. One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. --Furnivall.
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