English to English
adjective
- Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- something that is read
The article was a very good read.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Rennet. See 3d Reed.
source: Webster 1913
- Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- interpret something that is written or printed
Read the advertisement.
Have you read Salman Rushdie?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- have or contain a certain wording or form
The passage reads as follows.
What does the law say?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
The King will read the proclamation at noon.
source: WordNet 3.0
- obtain data from magnetic tapes
This dictionary can be read by the computer.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be a student of a certain subject
She is reading for the bar exam.
source: WordNet 3.0
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero.
The gauge read `empty'.
source: WordNet 3.0
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year.
source: WordNet 3.0
- to hear and understand
I read you loud and clear!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make sense of a language
She understands French.
Can you read Greek?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To advise; to counsel.
source: Webster 1913
- To give advice or counsel.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [rid] Bumasa
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
