Read

n. act of reading, act of converting written letters into words which have meaning

v. view written letters and convert them into words which have meaning; convert written letters into spoken words; understand, comprehend; learn; interpret

Read may refer to:Reading, an activity performed by a humanRead, Lancashire, a town in EnglandRead (botanical), a botanical termRead (magazine), a children's magazineRead (surname), a list of people with this surnameRead (transgender), the recognition of a person's true gender when they fail to pass as the opposite gender
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Noun
1. something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
(hypernym) publication
(derivation) say
Verb
1. interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(hyponym) anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise
2. have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
(synonym) say
(hypernym) have, feature
3. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(hyponym) numerate
(derivation) reader
4. obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
(synonym) scan
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(hyponym) misread
5. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball"
(hypernym) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
(hyponym) scry
(verb-group) take
6. 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?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
(synonym) take
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(hyponym) misread, misinterpret
(derivation) reading
7. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
(synonym) register, show, record
(hypernym) indicate
(hyponym) say
(derivation) reading, meter reading, indication
8. be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
(synonym) learn, study, take
(hyponym) audit
9. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year"
(hypernym) audition, try out
(classification) performing arts
10. to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
(hypernym) understand
(verb-group) take
11. make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
(synonym) understand, interpret, translate
(hypernym) understand

(a.)
Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.
  

(imp. & p. p.)
of Read
  

(n.)
Rennet. See 3d Reed.
  

(v. i.)
To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.
  

(v. i.)
To give advice or counsel.
  

(v. i.)
To learn by reading.
  

(v. i.)
To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document.
  

(v. i.)
To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly.
  

(v. i.)
To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
  

(v. i.)
To tell; to declare.
  

(v. t.)
Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.
  

(v. t.)
Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.
  

(v. t.)
To advise; to counsel.
  

(v. t.)
To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation.
  

(v. t.)
To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.
  

(v. t.)
To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
  

(v. t.)
To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law.
  

(v. t.)
To tell; to declare; to recite.
  

(v.)
Reading.
  

imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i.
  

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Opening a book is always profitable.
A book that remains shut is but a block.