Read - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
Have you read Salman Rushdie?
I can't read his strange behavior
The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball
- to hear and understand
Extra examples
She learned to read at a very early age.
I can't read your handwriting.
He likes reading the newspaper.
She reads a lot of mystery novels.
She starts work every day by reading her e-mail.
Didn't you read the instructions?
Please read from Chapter 5 through Chapter 10.
He read the poem aloud.
He wrote down the address I gave him and read it back to me.
Her mother read to her every night at bedtime.
He reviewed the book after several reads.
She was lying in bed having a peaceful read.
It was sad to read of the death of the famous old actress.
I'll read to you if you like.
I like to read deeply in any subject that I choose to study.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: read
he/she/it: reads
present participle: reading
past tense: read
past participle: read
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