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  • English Word Read Definition To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
  • English Word Read Definition To tell; to declare; to recite.
  • English Word Read Definition To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.
  • English Word Read Definition Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.
  • English Word Read Definition To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation.
  • English Word Read Definition To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law.
  • English Word Read Definition To give advice or counsel.
  • English Word Read Definition To tell; to declare.
  • English Word Read Definition To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document.
  • English Word Read Definition To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
  • English Word Read Definition To learn by reading.
  • English Word Read Definition To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.
  • English Word Read Definition To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly.
  • English Word Read Definition Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.
  • English Word Read Definition Reading.
  • English Word Read Definition imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i.
  • English Word Read Definition Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.
  • English Word Readability Definition The state of being readable; readableness.
  • English Word Readable Definition Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting.
  • English Word Readdress Definition To address a second time; -- often used reflexively.
  • English Word Readept Definition To regain; to recover.
  • English Word Readeption Definition A regaining; recovery of something lost.
  • English Word Reader Definition One who reads.
  • English Word Reader Definition One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.
  • English Word Reader Definition One who reads lectures on scientific subjects.
  • English Word Reader Definition A proof reader.
  • English Word Reader Definition One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
  • English Word Reader Definition One who reads much; one who is studious.
  • English Word Reader Definition A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.
  • English Word Readership Definition The office of reader.