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1Lot — • Nephew of Abraham Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lot Lot † Catholic Encyclopedia …
2read something up — ˌread sthˈup | ˌread ˈup on sb/sth derived to read a lot about a subject • I ll need to read up on the case before the meeting. Main entry: ↑readderived …
3read up on somebody — ˌread sthˈup | ˌread ˈup on sb/sth derived to read a lot about a subject • I ll need to read up on the case before the meeting. Main entry: ↑readderived …
4read — 1 /ri:d/ verb past tense and past participle read /red/ 1 WORDS/BOOKS (I, T) to look at written words and understand what they mean: Tom could read by the time he was four. | read sth: Read the instructions carefully before you start. | I m sorry …
5read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …
6read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + …
7read up on — STUDY; informal bone up on; Brit. informal mug up on, swot; archaic con. → read * * * ˌread ˈup on ˌ …
8read up on something — acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively or systematically she spent the time reading up on antenatal care * * * ˌread sthˈup | ˌread ˈup on sb/sth derived to read a lot about a subject • I ll need to read up on… …
9read up on — PHRASAL VERB If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it. [V P P n] I ve read up on the dangers of all these drugs …
10read up about — ˌread ˈup on ˌread ˈup about [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they read up on he/she/it reads up on …
