read

interpret something that is written or printed

• “read the advertisement”
• “Have you read Salman Rushdie?”

have or contain a certain wording or form

• “The passage reads as follows”
• “What does the law say?”

look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

• “The King will read the proclamation at noon”

obtain data from magnetic tapes

• “This dictionary can be read by the computer”

interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

• “She read the sky and predicted rain”
• “I can”
• “;”

interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

• “I read this address as a satire”
• “How should I take this message?”
• “You can”

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

• “The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero”
• “The gauge read”
• “'”

be a student of a certain subject

• “She is reading for the bar exam”

audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

• “He is auditioning for”
• “at Stratford this year”

to hear and understand

• “I read you loud and clear!”

make sense of a language

• “She understands French”
• “Can you read Greek?”

something that is read

• “the article was a very good read”