Definition of Read

Verb: read (read) reed

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";
- 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";
- scan
Interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behaviour
"She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behaviour"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
"I read this address as a satire";
- take
Be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam";
- learn, study, take
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The gauge read 'empty'";
- register, show, record
(performing arts) audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
To hear and understand
"I read you loud and clear!"
Make sense of a language
"Can you read Greek?";
- understand, interpret, translate

Noun: read reed