Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

read the mail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: read- the -mail
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To listen to CB radio conversations without taking part.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see read, mail.

Example Sentences

"You can “read the mail" with the U.S., you may violate local laws to transmit on amateur frequencies without a license […]"
"And that's when the fun begins. You can read the mail, download the bulletins, keep up-to-date on OSCAR-13 operations, decode the numerical data and learn about the space environment, […]"
"Participating in the different emergency nets is very important to some, while others prefer to monitor or "read the mail.""

Inflected Forms

reads the mail (present, singular) reading the mail (participle, present)

Frequently Paired Words

lurk

Questions

What does read the mail mean?: To listen to CB radio conversations without taking part.

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