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read

verb
  1. look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.
    "it's the best novel I've ever read"
    synonyms: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through, pore over, devour, be absorbed in, bury oneself in, wade through, plow through, run one's eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, glance through, flick through, skim through, thumb through, flip through, browse through, dip into, con, decipher, make out, make sense of, interpret, understand, comprehend
  2. discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source.
    "he was arrested yesterday—I read it in the paper"
  3. inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument).
    "I've come to read the gas meter"
  4. study (an academic subject) at a university.
    "I'm reading English at Cambridge"
    synonyms: study, do, take, major in
  5. (of a computer) copy, transfer, or interpret (data).
    "it attempts to read the disk without regard to its format"
  6. hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter).
    "“Do you read me? Over.”"

noun
a person's interpretation of something.
"their read on the national situation may be correct"

adjective
  1. having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading.
    "Ada was well read in French literature"
  2. having a readership of a specified extent.
    "it is still a widely read newspaper"

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Read from www.merriam-webster.com
Apr 9, 2024 · verb ; (1) · to receive or take in the sense of (letters, symbols, etc.) especially by sight or touch ; (2) · to study the movements of with mental ...
READ meaning: 1. to look at words or symbols and understand what they mean: 2. to say the words that are printed…. Learn more.
to occupy oneself seriously with reading or study. to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading. to admit of being read, especially properly or well. to ...
Read from www.read.ai
Unbiased programmatic feedback. Read harnesses data from millions of interactions, incorporating both verbal and visual cues for a comprehensive understanding.
Dec 19, 2018 · It's usually a guide to how the author wants you to read (i.e. interpret) a clause or phrase that may have obfuscated the true meaning. I'm ...
25 senses: 1. to comprehend the meaning of (something written or printed) by looking at and interpreting the written or printed.
To read is to scan and understand letters and words, making sense of language. You can also read into something, interpreting a meaning.
Read from en.wiktionary.org
From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną ...
READ meaning: 1 : to look at and understand the meaning of letters, words, symbols, etc.; 2 : to read the words of (a book, magazine, etc.)
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