| VERB | cognition | read | interpret something that is written or printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | read, say | have or contain a certain wording or form | |
| cognition | read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed | |
| cognition | read, scan | obtain data from magnetic tapes | |
| cognition | read | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky | |
| cognition | read, take | interpret something in a certain way | |
| cognition | read, learn, study, take | be a student of a certain subject | |
| communication | read, register, show, record | indicate a certain reading | |
| creation | read | audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role | |
| cognition | read | to hear and understand | |
| cognition | read, understand, interpret, translate | make sense of a language | |
| NOUN | communication | read | something that is read |
| Sounds | reh'd; riy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd... | |
| able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | ||
| Meaning | Something that is read. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the article was a very good read" | |
| Broader | publication | A copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
| Spanish | lectura | |
| Catalan | lectura | |
| Verbs | read | interpret something that is written or printed |
| read | have or contain a certain wording or form | |
| Meaning | Have or contain a certain wording or form. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The passage reads as follows" | |
| Synonym | say | |
| Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
| Similar to | read | interpret something that is written or printed |
| Spanish | decir, digamos, leer | |
| Nouns | read | something that is read |
| Meaning | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Model | The parents read a French poem to the children; The parents read the children a French poem | |
| Example | "The King will read the proclamation at noon" | |
| Narrower | call | read aloud to check for omissions or absentees |
| dictate | say out loud for the purpose of recording | |
| numerate | read out loud as words written numbers | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Similar to | read | interpret something that is written or printed |
| Spanish | declamar, leerse, leer | |
| Catalan | declamar, llegir-se, llegir | |
| Nouns | reader | a person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys reading |
| reader | a person who can read | |
| reading | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance | |
| Meaning | Obtain data from magnetic tapes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This dictionary can be read by the computer" | |
| Synonym | scan | |
| Narrower | misread | read or interpret wrongly |
| Broader | interpret, construe, see | make sense of |
| Spanish | examinar, explorar, leer, recuperar | |
| Catalan | examinar, explorar, llegir | |
| Meaning | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | scry | divine by gazing into crystals |
| Broader | predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise | make a prediction about |
| Similar to | take, read | interpret something in a certain way |
| Spanish | interpretar, leer | |
| Catalan | interpretar, llegir | |
| Meaning | interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning / meaning or impression. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "I read this address as a satire" | |
| Synonym | take | |
| Narrower | misread, misinterpret | interpret wrongly |
| Broader | interpret, construe, see | make sense of |
| Similar to | read | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky |
| read | To hear and understand | |
| Spanish | asumir, entender, leer, tomar | |
| Catalan | entendre, llegir | |
| Nouns | reading | a particular interpretation or performance |
| Meaning | Be a student of a certain subject. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She is reading for the bar exam" | |
| Synonyms | learn, study, take | |
| Narrower | audit | attend academic courses without getting credit |
| drill, exercise, practice, practise | Learn by repetition | |
| train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | |
| Spanish | aprender, estudiar, examinar | |
| Catalan | aprendre, estudiar, examinar | |
| Meaning | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The gauge read 'empty'" | |
| Synonyms | register, show, record | |
| Narrower | say | Indicate |
| show | Give evidence of, as of records / records / records | |
| strike | Indicate (a certain time) by striking | |
| Broader | indicate | To state or express briefly |
| Spanish | marcar, registrar | |
| Catalan | enregistrar, marcar, registrar | |
| Nouns | reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments |
| reading | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | |
| Meaning | audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Category | performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
| Broader | audition, try out | Perform in order to get a role |
| Spanish | leer | |
| Meaning | To hear and understand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I read you loud and clear!" | |
| Broader | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
| Similar to | take, read | interpret something in a certain way |
| Spanish | leer | |
| Catalan | sentir | |
| Meaning | make sense of a language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "Can you read Greek?" | |
| Synonyms | understand, interpret, translate | |
| Broader | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
| Spanish | comprender, entender, interpretar, traducir | |
| Catalan | entendre, interpretar, traduir | |
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