All read synonyms
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R r verb read
- commentated β Simple past tense and past participle of commentate.
- gradate β to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
- deliver β If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- calipers β Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- foretokening β Indication in advance.
- indicate β to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- get the drift β (Idiomatic) To understand, at least at some basic or general level.
- kick around β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- discern β to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- examine β Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
- get the hang of β to understand the technique of doing something
- intuited β Simple past tense and past participle of intuit.
- chime in β If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- call on the carpet β (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
- gotcha β I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults).
- gradated β to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
- auspicate β to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
- interpret β to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- hear β to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
- assayed β Simple past tense and past participle of assay.
- calipered β Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
- go over β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- muckraking β to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- meet with β to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
- diagramed β Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
- guesstimated β Simple past tense and past participle of guesstimate.
- diagramming β a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- make sure β free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- apprenticed β a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- decipher β to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
- learn β to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
- locate β to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- lay hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- evaluate β Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- hearkened β Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- lamping β a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning.
- capiche β (chiefly, US) Alternative form of capisce.
- foretoken β a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
- augured β an excessively talkative person.
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- gave β simple past tense of give.
- deciphered β to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- lessoning β Present participle of lesson.
- look-see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- ascertain β If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
noun read
- look-over β a brief or superficial examination or reading.