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- n something that is read
the article was a very good read - v interpret something that is written or printed
read the advertisement
Have you read Salman Rushdie? - v have or contain a certain wording or form
The passage reads as follows - v look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
The King will read the proclamation at noon - v obtain data from magnetic tapes
This dictionary can be read by the computer - v 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 - v interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
I read this address as a satire - v be a student of a certain subject
She is reading for the bar exam - v indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
The gauge read `empty' - v audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
- v to hear and understand
I read you loud and clear! - v make sense of a language
Can you read Greek?
- I read the book first in 1979, and think about Hazel and Bigwig everytime I see a wild rabit.
- To read 2,500 words a minuteten times the average American's reading rate is almost to qualify someone as a freak or a genius.
- I read down until I see a link to download the rest of the message.