read

verbA1UK /ɹiːd/ US /ɹid/

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.intransitive, transitive

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

To be understood or physically read in a specific way.ergative, intransitive, transitive
To read a work or works written by the named author.intransitive, metonymically, transitive

To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)intransitive, transitive
To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.transitive
To consist of certain text.
To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.ergative

To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.

Used to introduce a blunter, actually intended meaning.broadly, ergative, humorous, imperative, ironic, usually

To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.transitive
To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).transitive
To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.Commonwealth, transitive
To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).transitive
To recognise (someone) as being transgender.transitive
To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in a playful, taunting, or insulting way.
To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
To predict another player's actions before they perform them or before they are apparent.

Forms

Example sentences8524 results

Take a book and read it.

I read a book while eating.