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to read

to read

222 6.5
To try for a part by saying lines from a script
  • verb
  • /riːd/
translation icon : audicionar
  • Well, I'm a film producer, and I'm sorry, I don't mean to take your time, but I'm doing a film and I would be honored if you would come and meet with us, read for us.
  • read the script
  • asked to read

And then they had three actresses coming in to read for Scully.

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Examples

Synonyms

to audition
vsto read
169 3.9

To try out by performing to get a role in music, theatre or film

is a specific try out using spoken script lines for a stage role

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 Prepared

to perform
583 2.7
to rehearse
131 3.5
to read
222 6.5

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Read is used for auditions because actors would 'read' lines aloud to show their skill, so to 'read' for a role is to perform part of the script for others.