read

read
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noun
1 activity of reading
ADJECTIVE
good
quiet
quick

The program is simple to use after a quick read of the manual.

VERB + READ
have

I had a good read of the paper before they arrived.

2 writer/book
ADJECTIVE
enjoyable, entertaining, fun (esp. AmE), good, great, terrific
compelling, engaging, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, interesting
easy, quick
worthwhile
VERB + READ
be, make

The story made an interesting read.

enjoy

I know you'll enjoy the read.

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verb
ADVERB
aloud

I listen to my children reading aloud.

silently
carefully, with interest

He read her letter with interest.

avidly, voraciously, widely

She read avidly from an early age.

regularly

I regularly read ‘Time’.

critically

We teach students to read critically.

correctly

Make sure you read the instructions correctly.

fluently, well

He speaks and reads Arabic fluently.

just, lately, recently

I've just read your interesting article.

out

Shall I read this out to you?

VERB + READ
be able to, can

Most children can read by the age of seven.

learn to, learn how to
teach sb to, teach sb how to
PREPOSITION
about

Hogan had read about her death in the paper.

from

She read from the letter.

in

He remembers everything he reads in books.

of

I had read of the case in the local newspaper.

over

She spent the morning reading over her script.

through

I read through the first paragraph again.

to

I read a story to my son every night.

PHRASES
read and write

She had great difficulty learning to read and write.

read for fun, read for pleasure

He's not someone who reads for pleasure.

Read is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑banner, ↑gauge, ↑headline, ↑inscription, ↑sign, ↑thermometer, ↑translation, ↑watch
Read is used with these nouns as the object: ↑article, ↑assignment, ↑author, ↑autobiography, ↑barometer, ↑Bible, ↑biography, ↑blog, ↑book, ↑brochure, ↑bulletin, ↑chapter, ↑column, ↑comment, ↑correspondence, ↑coverage, ↑curriculum vitae, ↑detail, ↑diary, ↑disk, ↑document, ↑edition, ↑email, ↑emotion, ↑entry, ↑essay, ↑excerpt, ↑expression, ↑extract, ↑fiction, ↑file, ↑fortune, ↑gauge, ↑handwriting, ↑headline, ↑horoscope, ↑inscription, ↑instruction, ↑instrument, ↑journal, ↑label, ↑letter, ↑literature, ↑lyrics, ↑magazine, ↑mail, ↑manual, ↑map, ↑memo, ↑memoir, ↑menu, ↑message, ↑meter, ↑mind, ↑minute, ↑mood, ↑music, ↑news, ↑newspaper, ↑notice, ↑novel, ↑obituary, ↑page, ↑palm, ↑pamphlet, ↑paper, ↑paperback, ↑paragraph, ↑passage, ↑piece, ↑poem, ↑poetry, ↑poll, ↑post, ↑posting, ↑prayer, ↑print, ↑résumé, ↑recipe, ↑record, ↑remark, ↑reply, ↑report, ↑review, ↑rule, ↑score, ↑script, ↑scripture, ↑sentence, ↑sermon, ↑sign, ↑signal, ↑snippet, ↑speech, ↑statement, ↑story, ↑subtitle, ↑tabloid, ↑tale, ↑text, ↑thermometer, ↑thought, ↑thriller, ↑transcript, ↑translation, ↑update, ↑verdict, ↑volume, ↑website, ↑will, ↑word, ↑work, ↑writing

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  • read — (rēd) v. read (rĕd), read·ing, reads v. tr. 1. To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences). 2. To utter or render aloud (written or printed material): »read poems to the students …   Word Histories

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  • read — read1 [rēd] vt. read [red] reading [rēd′iŋ] [ME reden, to explain, hence to read < OE rædan, to counsel, interpret; akin to Ger raten, to counsel, advise < IE * rē dh, *rə dh < base * ar , *(a)rē , to join, fit > ART3, ARM1, L reri,… …   English World dictionary

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  • Read — Read, n. [AS. r[=ae]d counsel, fr. r[=ae]dan to counsel. See {Read}, v. t.] 1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See {Rede}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. [{Read}, v.] Reading. [Colloq.] Hume. [1913 Webster] One newswoman here… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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