something that is read; "the article was a very good read";
make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?";
be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam";
to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!";
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!";
interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?";
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon";
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can''t read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball";
obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer";
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty''";
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar'' at Stratford this year";
have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?";
