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English noun: read | |||
| 1. | read (communication) something that is read | ||
| Samples | The article was a very good read. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | publication | ||
English verb: read | |||
| 1. | read (cognition) interpret something that is written or printed | ||
| Samples | Read the advertisement. Have you read Salman Rushdie?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construe, interpret, see | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize, decipher, dip into, lip-read, lipread, reread, skim, skim over, speech-read, trace | ||
| Verb group | read, read, say | ||
| 2. | read (stative) have or contain a certain wording or form | ||
| Samples | The passage reads as follows. What does the law say?. | ||
| Synonyms | say | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| Verb group | read | ||
| 3. | read (cognition) look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed | ||
| Samples | The King will read the proclamation at noon. | ||
| Examples | The parents read a French poem to the children, The parents read the children a French poem | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, dictate, numerate | ||
| Verb group | read | ||
| 4. | read (cognition) obtain data from magnetic tapes | ||
| Samples | This dictionary can be read by the computer. | ||
| Synonyms | scan | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construe, interpret, see | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | misread | ||
| 5. | read (cognition) interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior | ||
| Samples | She read the sky and predicted rain. I can't read his strange behavior. The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | scry | ||
| Verb group | read, take | ||
| 6. | read (cognition) interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression | ||
| Samples | I read this address as a satire. How should I take this message?. You can't take credit for this!. | ||
| Synonyms | take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construe, interpret, see | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | misinterpret, misread | ||
| Verb group | read, read | ||
| 7. | read (cognition) be a student of a certain subject | ||
| Samples | She is reading for the bar exam. | ||
| Synonyms | learn, study, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | audit, drill, exercise, practice, practise, prepare, train | ||
| 8. | read (communication) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments | ||
| Samples | The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero. The gauge read `empty'. | ||
| Synonyms | record, register, show | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indicate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | say, show, strike | ||
| 9. | read (creation) audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role | ||
| Samples | He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | audition, try out | ||
| Domain category | performing arts | ||
| 10. | read (cognition) to hear and understand | ||
| Samples | I read you loud and clear!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
| Verb group | read, take | ||
| 11. | read (cognition) make sense of a language | ||
| Samples | She understands French. Can you read Greek?. | ||
| Synonyms | interpret, translate, understand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
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