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in the PONS Dictionary

I. read1 [ri:d] N no pl

read

II. read1 <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

1. read (book):

read
to read sth aloud
to read sb a lesson

2. read (decipher):

read
to read sb's mind
to read sb's hand
to read sb like a book
read my lips!

3. read (interpret):

read

4. read (inspect):

read
read meter

5. read (understand):

read
I don't read you

6. read Brit form univ:

read

III. read1 <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

read person, book:

read

read2 [red] ADJ

1. read (person):

well read [or widely]

2. read (book, newspaper):

Phrases:

to take sth as read
to take it as read that …

I. lip-read VB intr

lip-read

II. lip-read VB trans

lip-read

read off VB trans

read off

read on VB intr

read on

read out VB trans

1. read out (read aloud):

read out

2. read out COMPUT:

read out data

read over VB trans

read over
read over

read through VB trans

read through
read through

read up VB intr

read up

read head N COMPUT

read head

I. sight-read MUS VB trans

sight-read

II. sight-read MUS VB trans

sight-read

well-read ADJ

1. well-read (knowledgeable):

well-read

2. well-read (read frequently):

well-read

read only memory N COMPUT

Present
Iread
youread
he/she/itreads
weread
youread
theyread
Past
Iread
youread
he/she/itread
weread
youread
theyread
Present Perfect
Ihaveread
youhaveread
he/she/ithasread
wehaveread
youhaveread
theyhaveread
Past Perfect
Ihadread
youhadread
he/she/ithadread
wehadread
youhadread
theyhadread