read
/ɹiːd/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English
Meaning
verb
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
Transitive verb
verb
To consist of certain text.
verb
To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
verb
To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
Humorous
Example Sentences
- "Have you read this book?"
- "He doesn’t like to read."
- "During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]"
- "She reads Playgirl magazine, goes to a male-strip joint and then complains about sexual harassment on the job."
- "On this occasion he was carrying in his right hand a copy of the English-language China News, an odd touch because the President did not read English."
- "Arabic reads right to left."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂er-, *Hreh₁dʰ-, reden, rǣdan, *rādan, *rēdaną
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹiːd/
- British English: /ɹiːd/