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read

read
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reed]
    • /rid/
    • /riːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reed]
    • /rid/

Definitions of read word

  • verb with object read to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music. 1
  • verb with object read to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.): reading a story to his children; The actor read his lines in a booming voice. 1
  • verb with object read to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it: to be able to read French. 1
  • verb with object read to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers: to read Braille. 1
  • verb with object read to apprehend or interpret the meaning of (gestures, movements, signals, or the like): to read a semaphore; to read sign language. 1
  • verb with object read to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation: to read the cloudy sky as the threat of a storm; a fisherman skilled in reading a stream for potential pools. 1

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Origin of read

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English reden, Old English rǣdan to counsel, read; cognate with Dutch raden, German raten, Old Norse rātha; akin to Sanskrit rādhnoti (he) achieves

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Read

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

read popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

read usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for read

verb read

  • apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
  • appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
  • appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
  • apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
  • apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.

noun read

  • inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • look-over — a brief or superficial examination or reading.
  • lookover — A brief visual inspection.

Antonyms for read

verb read

  • authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
  • authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
  • bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
  • chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
  • chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.

adj read

  • by ear — without reading from written music
  • improv — improvisation.
  • improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.

adjective read

  • extemporary — Extemporaneous.
  • improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.

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