Read meaning

What does “read” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“read” is a noun and verb with 12 meanings. Its most common meaning is: something that is read.

read

interpret something that is written or printed
“read the advertisement”
“Have you read Salman Rushdie?”
have or contain a certain wording or form
“The passage reads as follows”
“What does the law say?”
Synonymssay
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
“The King will read the proclamation at noon”
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
“This dictionary can be read by the computer”
Synonymsscan
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”
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?”
Synonymstake
be a student of a certain subject
“She is reading for the bar exam”
Synonymslearn study take
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
“The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero”
“The gauge read `empty'”
Synonymsregister show record
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
“He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year”
to hear and understand
“I read you loud and clear!”
make sense of a language
“She understands French”
“Can you read Greek?”
Synonymsunderstand interpret translate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University