- read⇄adj. having knowledge gained by reading; informed.
Ex. a well-read man.
verb the past tense and past participle of read.
Ex. I read that book last year. She has read it too. - read⇄expr. read between the lines. See under line (1).
- read⇄expr. read in, to feed information into a computer.
Ex. All data has to be read in to computers, and there is great interest in machines which can do their own reading (New Scientist). - read⇄expr. read into, to interpret in a certain way, often attributing more than intended.
Ex. He read into the statement a deep insult. He reads something of himself into the composition (Arthur C. Ainger). - read⇄expr. read out of, to expel from (a political party or other group).
Ex. [He] would be read out of the U.N. probably by the next General Assembly (Newsweek). - read⇄expr. read out,
a. to transmit (data) by radio transmitter.
Ex. Three radio receiving stations, to read out telemetry data from the satellite, are being established in Brazil (New York Times).
b. to transmit information from the stora - read⇄expr. read up on, to study by reading about.
Ex. to read up on the latest scientific advances. - read⇄noun (Informal.)1. an act or spell of reading.
Ex. Woe betide those who settle down with this book to a steady read through 550 pages from beginning to end (Economist).
2. a thing to read; matter for reading.
Ex. Serious critics dismi - read⇄read (1), verb, read,reading,noun.
- read⇄read (2), adjective, verb.
- read⇄v.i. 1. to get the meaning of something written or printed.
Ex. to learn to read and write. The blind read with their fingers.
2. to learn from writing or print.
Ex. We read of heroes of other days.
3. to say aloud the words one - read⇄v.t. 1. to get the meaning of (writing or printing).
Ex. We read books. The blind girl reads special raised print by touching it. I know enough German to read German.
2. to find out from writing or print.
Ex. to read the news.
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