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1read — 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… …
2read — v. 1) (A) she read a nice story to the children; or: she read the children a nice story 2) (D; intr.) to read about 3) (d; intr., tr.) to read for (she used to read for the patients in the nursing home; could you read that material for me?) 4)… …
3read — 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 …
4read — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 activity of reading ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ quiet ▪ quick ▪ The program is simple to use after a quick read of the manual. VERB + READ …
5read — read1 /reed/, v., read /red/, reading /ree ding/, n. v.t. 1. to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music. 2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written,… …
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 — v. & n. v. (past and past part. read) 1 tr. (also absol.) reproduce mentally or (often foll. by aloud, out, off, etc.) vocally the written or printed words of (a book, author, etc.) by following the symbols with the eyes or fingers. 2 tr. convert …
8read — I UK [riːd] / US [rɪd] verb Word forms read : present tense I/you/we/they read he/she/it reads present participle reading past tense read UK [red] / US past participle read *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to look at and understand words in a… …
9out loud — adverb using the voice; not silently (Freq. 2) please read the passage aloud he laughed out loud • Syn: ↑aloud * * * adverb : aloud * * * out loud Audibly …
10read — 1. verb 1) Nadine and Ian were reading the paper by the fireplace Syn: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through; pore over, be absorbed in; run one s eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, flick through, skim through, thumb through 2) he… …