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to read

to read

302 3.9
To show a measurement or number on a device
  • verb
  • /rɛd/
: leer
  • It transmits your location to a satellite which can be read by only this computer.
  • read the data
  • read the file
  • read on a computer

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Examples

  • Instruments are reading accurately.

  • Anyone with access to the Internet can read what I've just thought.

  • And the first of those is to read the machine itself.

  • Yes, I can help you read this Honor smart TV.

  • Because the scale was digital, only one individual read and recorded the output.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The normal reading on the pressure gauge should read anywhere below 50.

  • You have to read the instruction manual.

  • For this analysis, the written expectations were read by two trained researchers and coded.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Responses were self-contained in the survey booklet and were read by an optical scanning machine.

    Academic text (1991)
  • You can use the software to read the data stored on the hard drive.

Synonyms

to show
vsto read
∞ 1.0

To give proof that something is true

accesses or presents data rather than proving truth or existence
to record
vsto read
350 2.6

To show a measurement or change on a device

accesses or presents data immediately or directly rather than storing it
to scan
vsto read
258 3.2

To use a device or program to read digital information

accesses or presents data without implying such movement
to register
vsto read
  • Specialized
66 4.6

To show a measurement or reading on a device

accesses or presents data in general rather than only exact measurements
to read out
vsto read
  • Specialized
1 3.4

To show measured values from a device on a screen

accesses or presents data more broadly rather than only automatic outputs

Idioms

24 4.1

To understand what someone means without them saying it directly

to read the room
  • Informal
2 5.3

To notice how people in a group feel and act and change what you say or do

1 7.9

To scold someone strongly and warn them of punishment

1 8.7

Prepared while someone speaks the words and not checked by the writer, often containing mistakes

9.9

To act in a way that seems foolish or crazy to other people

8.1

To look at the slope and surface of a golf green to decide how to hit a putt

Phrasal Verbs

to read mind
  • Informal
69 7.7

To know what another person is thinking without them saying it

34 2.5

To say words from a written text so others can hear

to read my mind
  • Informal
23 6.0

To know what someone is thinking without them saying it

11 5.7

To understand what someone says by watching their lips

to read out
  • Specialized
1 3.4

To show measured values from a device on a screen

Play music by following the written notes on the page

To read every page of a book or magazine from start to finish

To understand what a woman says by watching her lips move

to read to filth
  • Offensive
9.9

Strongly insult someone in front of others to embarrass them

Compounds

10 3.7

A book or article that people say everyone should read

4 1.2

A short, easy book or article you can read quickly

read-out
  • Specialized
1 5.4

An electronic screen that shows numbers and text

read-only memory
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A small computer chip that holds information you can use but cannot change

A CD for computers that holds data you cannot change

A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it

Read method
  • Archaic
7.5

A way of natural childbirth that uses education and breathing to reduce pain and help you relax

A way of giving birth that treats labor as normal and uses teaching, breathing, and relaxation to reduce pain

read-only file
  • Specialized
3.9

A file you can open and view but cannot change or delete

read-only memory chip
  • Specialized
3.7

A small computer chip that stores data you cannot change

read-only storage
  • Specialized
4.3

A part of a computer where information can be looked at but not changed

How Much

to ingest
  • Specialized
3 6.3
to load
  • Specialized
140 3.9
to import
  • Specialized
21 3.7
to read
302 3.9
sample
∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

read infinitive
reading present participle
reads third person singular
read past
read past participle

Etymology

Read also came to mean 'to get information', like reading a page, so when a device or meter 'reads' a number it is 'showing' that information.