read


Meanings

  • something that is read;
    • "the article was a very good read"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • 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"
    • "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"
  • be a student of a certain subject;
    • "She is reading for the bar exam"
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;
    • "The gauge read `empty'"
  • 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?"
  • READ v READ, READING, READS to look at so as to take in the meaning of, as something written or printed READABLE adj READABLY adv


Scrabble Score: 5

read is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

read is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

read is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 5

read is a valid Words With Friends word