Read - Definition

n 1: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the
advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
2: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads
as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: read, say]
3: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is
written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at
noon"
4: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read
by the computer" [syn: read, scan]
5: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves,
intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the
sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior";
"The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular
meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire";
"How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for
this!" [syn: take, read]
7: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the
bar exam" [syn: learn, study, read, take]
8: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge
read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record]
9: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is
auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
10: to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
11: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret,
translate]