to read
638
1.8
- verb
- /rɛd/
- He could read her expressions and knew exactly what she was feeling.
- read for meaning
- read the signs
- read and interpret
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Watch on YouTubeAnd and I could read him like a book.
- And and I could read him like a book.
- We've learned how to read cues that are non verbal.
- You know, I don't read that in any parts of the bill.
- I think some people may read that as riots and I can't.
- Sometimes it's a truer way to read, not to open the book.
- What are they willing to watch, observe, read, listen to?
- So yeah, let's not let's not read too much into things.
- And they, they're just read different throughout life.
Examples
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And boy, did she read you wrong.
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How well do you think students read in comparison to each other?
Academic text (2015) -
For this study, the definition was adjusted to read "research performance," rather than "job performance."
Academic text (2015) -
If a statute is to make sense, it must be read in the light of some assumed purpose.
Academic text (2017) -
But one must know how to read, and that isn't easy.
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A limited audio element introduces each object, encouraging users to read more about each object.
Academic text (2015) -
We predicted that children would spend longer reading low- compared to high-frequency words.
Academic text (2013) -
Regional identity is a critical variable in reading the landscape of Mexicanidad in Phoenix.
Academic text (2008) -
Women's liberation needs to be read as part of the circulating ideologies in the novel.
Academic text (2017) -
During the meeting, he was able to read the mood of his colleagues and adapt his presentation accordingly.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To know the meaning of something
∞
1.4
To understand what someone says or an idea
∞
5.6
Understand something in a particular way
328
3.3
To explain what something means
185
3.9
To notice something that is not obvious
140
2.7
To understand the meaning of something
40
3.2
Understand new information or ideas
4
4.3
To understand the meaning of something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
27
4.1
To understand what someone means without them saying it directly
- Informal
2
5.3
To notice how people in a group feel and act and change what you say or do
- Jargon
1
8.1
To look at the slope and surface of a golf green to decide how to hit a putt
- Formal
Prepared while someone speaks the words and not checked by the writer, often containing mistakes
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.4
A small computer chip that holds information you can use but cannot change
- Specialized
1
3.9
A CD for computers that holds data you cannot change
- Specialized
1
7.7
A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it
- Archaic
A way of natural childbirth that uses education and breathing to reduce pain and help you relax
- Archaic
A way of giving birth that treats labor as normal and uses teaching, breathing, and relaxation to reduce pain
- Specialized
A part of a computer where information can be looked at but not changed
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Read originally meant 'to explain' or 'judge', so to read someone's face or actions is to 'understand' the signs they give, just like you understand words on a page.