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to read

to read

302 3.9
To show a measurement or number on a device
  • verb
  • /rɛd/
translation icon : 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.