to read into
1read into — To find in a person s writing, words, behaviour, etc (meanings which are not overtly stated and may not have been intended) • • • Main Entry: ↑read * * * ˌread ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they read into …
2read into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms read into : present tense I/you/we/they read into he/she/it reads into present participle reading into past tense read into past participle read into read something into something to find an extra meaning in… …
3read into — PHRASAL VERB If you read a meaning into something, you think it is there although it may not actually be there. [V n P n] The addict often misinterprets the signals coming to him, reading disapproval into people s reactions to him even where it… …
4read into — {v. phr.} To attribute extra meaning to; deduce from; consider to be implicit in. * /Just because Fred s letters sounded so friendly Mary was wrong to read anything serious into them./ …
5read into — {v. phr.} To attribute extra meaning to; deduce from; consider to be implicit in. * /Just because Fred s letters sounded so friendly Mary was wrong to read anything serious into them./ …
6read\ into — v. phr. To attribute extra meaning to; deduce from; consider to be implicit in. Just because Fred s letters sounded so friendly Mary was wrong to read anything serious into them …
7read into — add your own meaning, see what you are hoping to see Teri reads love into every letter you write to her …
8read into — attribute a particular meaning, find a certain meaning …
9read — ► VERB (past and past part. read) 1) look at and understand the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting its characters or symbols. 2) speak (written or printed words) aloud. 3) (of a passage, text, or sign) contain or consist of… …
10read (something) into (something) — to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended. Experts warned against reading too much into Friday s election results. People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made. Usage notes:… …
