read
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
examine and comprehend written or printed text
Framework senses
- §1
- make sense of a language
- §2
- to be a student of a certain subject
- §3
- to hear and understand
- §4
- interpret something in a certain way
- §5
- interpret something that is written or printed
- §6
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
- §7
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky
- §8
- obtain data from magnetic tapes
- §9
- indicate a certain reading
- §10
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
- §11
- have or contain a certain wording or form