- read
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 activity of readingADJECTIVE▪ 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/bookADJECTIVE▪ enjoyable, entertaining, fun (esp. AmE), good, great, terrific▪ compelling, engaging, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, interesting▪ easy, quick▪ worthwhileVERB + READ▪ be, make▪The story made an interesting read.
▪ enjoy▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I know you'll enjoy the read.
verbADVERB▪ 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 toPREPOSITION▪ 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, ↑watchRead 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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.