Read definition

Read as a verb

1. interpret something that is written or printed

   "read the advertisement"

2. have or contain a certain wording or form

   "The passage reads as follows"

   Same sense: say

3. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

   "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

4. obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

   "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

   Same sense: scan

5. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

   "She read the sky and predicted rain"

6. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

   "I read this address as a satire"

   Same sense: take

7. be a student of a certain subject

   "She is reading for the bar exam"

   Same sense: take, study, learn

8. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

   "The gauge read ‘empty’"

   Same sense: show, record, register

9. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

10. to hear and understand

    "I read you loud and clear!"

11. make sense of a language

    "Can you read Greek?"

    Same sense: understand, translate, interpret

Read as a noun

12. something that is read

    "the article was a very good read"

Synonyms and antonyms

• say definition
• scan
• take definition
• study definition
• learn definition
• show definition
• record definition
• register
• understand definition
• translate
• interpret

All synonyms of read, sense by sense

How to say read

Read has 1 syllable and rhymes with said. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with read

• said
• head
• red
• instead
• lead
• dead
• led
• bed
• ahead
• spread
• ed
• fed

READ in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

2

Is READ a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check READ in the word checker, or unscramble READ to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.