Meaning & Definition of Read in English

1. Something that is read

• "The article was a very good read"

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!"

7. Be a student of a certain subject

• "She is reading for the bar exam"

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?"