read

1. Something that is read (synset 106602346)
   "the article was a very good read"
   is a type of: publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

1. Interpret something that is written or printed (synset 200626756)
   "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
   is a type of: construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to
   subtypes:

   • anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize - read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
   • reread - read anew; read again
   • dip into - read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
   • decipher, trace - read with difficulty
   • skim, skim over - read superficially
   • lip-read, lipread, speech-read - interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
   verb group:

   • read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
   • read, say - have or contain a certain wording or form
2. Have or contain a certain wording or form (synset 202736688)
   "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
   is a type of: feature, have - have as a feature
   same as: say
   verb group: read - interpret something that is written or printed
3. Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed (synset 200628065)
   "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
   is a type of: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize - express in speech
   subtypes:

   • numerate - read out loud as words written numbers
   • dictate - say out loud for the purpose of recording
   • call - read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
   verb group: read - interpret something that is written or printed
4. Obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources (synset 200629157)
   "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
   is a type of: construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to
   subtypes: misread - read or interpret wrongly
   same as: scan
5. Interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky;
   Also of human behavior (synset 200628728)
   "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
   is a type of: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance
   subtypes: scry - divine by gazing into crystals
   verb group: read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
6. Interpret something in a certain way;
   Convey a particular meaning or impression (synset 200626148)
   "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
   is a type of: construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to
   subtypes: misinterpret, misread - interpret wrongly
   same as: take
   verb group:

   • read - to hear and understand
   • read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
7. Be a student of a certain subject (synset 200601387)
   "She is reading for the bar exam"
   subtypes:

   • audit - attend academic courses without getting credit
   • prepare, train - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
   • drill, exercise, practice, practise - learn by repetition
   same as: learn, study, take
8. Indicate a certain reading;
   Of gauges and instruments (synset 200924838)
   "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
   is a type of: indicate - to state or express briefly
   subtypes:

   • say - indicate
   • show - give evidence of, as of records
   • strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking
   same as: record, register, show
9. Audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role (synset 201722614)
   "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
   referred to in: performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
   is a type of: audition, try out - perform in order to get a role
10. To hear and understand (synset 200621911)
    "I read you loud and clear!"
    is a type of: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    verb group: read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
11. Make sense of a language (synset 200595247)
    "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
    is a type of: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    same as: interpret, translate, understand

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