Quotes about "read"

• Noun: something that is read; example: "the article was a very good read"

• Verb: interpret something that is written or printed; examples: "read the advertisement", "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"

• Verb: have or contain a certain wording or form; examples: "The passage reads as follows", "What does the law say?"

• Verb: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; example: "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

• Verb: obtain data from magnetic tapes; example: "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

• Verb: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; examples: "She read the sky and predicted rain", "I can't read his strange behavior", "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"

• Verb: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; examples: "I read this address as a satire", "How should I take this message?", "You can't take credit for this!"

• Verb: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; examples: "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero", "The gauge read `empty'"

• Verb: be a student of a certain subject; example: "She is reading for the bar exam"

• Verb: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; example: "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"

• Verb: to hear and understand; example: "I read you loud and clear!"

• Verb: make sense of a language; examples: "She understands French", "Can you read Greek?"