read
/ɹiːd/
verb19
noun5
forms
readed · readest · readst · radde · readen · reading · readeth · reads
Phrases with read
- read throughTo thoroughly read something to check or proofread it.
- read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.
- dictated but not readDictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated it.
- have one's head readTo have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.
- quick readA book, periodical, or other printed matter that is enjoyable to read and can be read quickly.
- read acrossTo draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.
- read-alongAn event at which children gather to listen to a story being read aloud.
- read between the linesTo infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.
- read forTo read or examine a text in order to locate a specific piece of information.
- read inTo accept as input.
- read intoTo impart meaning where it is not obvious or does not exist.
- read lipsTo lipread.
- read mindsTo read people's minds (in general).
- read offTo dictate from a list, especially in a way focused on sequential processing.
- read someone's lipsTo discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.
- read someone's mindTo guess or deduce what someone is thinking.
- read oneself inTo read aloud the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
- read overTo read (a document, book, etc.) through, though not necessarily thoroughly.
- read the carOf a rideshare driver, to assess the mood, energy, or preferences of a passenger immediately after they enter the vehicle.
- read the greenTo determine the slope of a golf green and to analyze its surface, in order to evaluate its effect on the golf ball as it travels toward the target.