Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

read across

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: read- across
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"You're reading across from one case to another in a different legal context entirely."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reads across (present, singular) reading across (participle, present)

Questions

What does read across mean?: To draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.

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