read

noun

1
make sense of a language
She understands French
Can you read Greek?
2
be a student of a certain subject
She is reading for the bar exam
3
to hear and understand
I read you loud and clear!
4
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?
5
interpret something that is written or printed
read the advertisement
Have you read Salman Rushdie?
6
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
The King will read the proclamation at noon
7
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't read his strange behavior
8
obtain data from magnetic tapes
This dictionary can be read by the computer
9
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty'
10
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year
11
have or contain a certain wording or form
The passage reads as follows
What does the law say?

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