From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“advise, counsel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”).
Cognate with Scots rede, red (“to advise, counsel, decipher, read”), Saterland Frisian räide (“to advise, counsel”), West Frisian riede (“to advise, counsel”), Dutch raden (“to advise; guess”), German raten (“to advise; guess”), Danish råde (“to advise”), Swedish råda (“to advise, counsel”), Persian رده (rade, “to order, to arrange, class”). In West Germanic the verb had a sense “interpret”, which developed further into “interpret letters” in English and “interpret by intuition, guess” on the continent. Compare rede.
Meanings
A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
And when he finishes supper / Planning to have a read at the evening paper / It's Put a screw in this wall— / He has no time at all[…] 1958, Philip Larkin, Self's the Man:
In other words, the system can do 1200 reads per second with no writes, the average write is twice as slow as the average read, and the relationship is linear. 2006, MySQL administrator's guide and language reference, page 393:
One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. 1879, Frederick James Furnivall, letter to the editor of "The Spectator":
I had a read of the evening papers.
(in-compounds) Something to be read; a written work.
His thrillers are always a gripping read.
A person's interpretation or impression of something.
What's your read of the current political situation?
On the quarterback's first read of the situation, his target receiver was not open.
(qualifier:at first especially in the black LGBTQ community) An instance of reading (“calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult”).
[As] Corey points out, "if you and I are both black queens then we can't call each other black queens because that's not a read. That's a [fact]." 1997, Framing Culture: Africanism, Sexuality and Performance, page 186 (also discussing Paris is Burning)
I learned that it was acceptable to be witty, especially if you were one of the wearblackallthetime, deconstructivist, radical, feministbitchydiva girls who could give a harsh read (i.e., critique) or throw shade […]. 2013, bell hooks, Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom, →ISBN:
Like most African-American women, Pearlie Mae uses snapping in many of the same ways that black gay men use it: to accentuate a read. 2003, Philip Auslander, Performance: Media and technology, page 185:
The identification of a specific sequence of genes in a genome or bases in a nucleic acid string.
hu olvasmány ((in combination) something to be read; a written work) · hi पढ़ना (a reading or an act of reading) · gv lhaih (a reading or an act of reading) · pt lida (a reading or an act of reading) · hu olvasás (a reading or an act of reading) · bg четиво (a reading or an act of reading) · pl lektura (a reading or an act of reading) · hu olvasat (a person's interpretation or impression of something) · hu felolvasás (a reading or an act of reading) · es lectura (a reading or an act of reading) · ro intonare (a reading or an act of reading) · is lesning (a reading or an act of reading) · sa पठति (a reading or an act of reading) · pt leitura (a reading or an act of reading) · ro citire (a reading or an act of reading) · hu értelmezés (a person's interpretation or impression of something) · hu olvasnivaló ((in combination) something to be read; a written work) · ro lecturare (a reading or an act of reading) · sv läsning (a reading or an act of reading) · pt ler (a reading or an act of reading) · bg че́тене (a reading or an act of reading) · fr lecture (a reading or an act of reading)
From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“advise, counsel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”).
Cognate with Scots rede, red (“to advise, counsel, decipher, read”), Saterland Frisian räide (“to advise, counsel”), West Frisian riede (“to advise, counsel”), Dutch raden (“to advise; guess”), German raten (“to advise; guess”), Danish råde (“to advise”), Swedish råda (“to advise, counsel”), Persian رده (rade, “to order, to arrange, class”). In West Germanic the verb had a sense “interpret”, which developed further into “interpret letters” in English and “interpret by intuition, guess” on the continent. Compare rede.
Meanings
(intransitive, transitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
On this occasion he was carrying in his right hand a copy of the English-language China News, an odd touch because the President did not read English. 1983, James C. H. Shen, “A Round of Calls”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, page 112:
Have you read this book?
She reads Playgirl magazine, goes to a male-strip joint and then complains about sexual harassment on the job. 1982, Robert M. Evenson, “"Liberated" Woman"”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer:
He doesn’t like to read.
During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond:
(ergative, intransitive, of text, transitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. ▸ To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
Arabic reads right to left.
That sentence reads strangely.
Place-names throughout the 4,000-mile-long passage read like a roster of those who challenged its icy labyrinths of more than 18,000 islands—Baffin, Hudson, Davis, Foxe, Parry, Bylot, Sverdrup. 1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 586:
(intransitive, metonymically, transitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. ▸ To read a work or works written by the named author.
At the moment I'm reading Milton.
(intransitive, transitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
All right, class, who wants to read next?
He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement. […] 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […] and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
He read us a passage from his new book.
(transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
She read my mind and promptly rose to get me a glass of water.
I can read his feelings in his face.
To consist of certain text.
On the door hung a sign that read "No admittance".
(ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
In Livy, it is nearly certain that for Pylleon we should read Pteleon, as this place is mentioned in connection with Antron. 1832, John Lemprière et al., Bibliotheca classica, Seventh Edition, W. E. Dean, page 263
The sign of coefficient a(3) in the general formula of Table 2 should be plus instead of minus. Thus, the formula should read […] 2001, Astronomy & Astrophysics, volume 376, issue 3, p. 1039
(broadly, ergative, humorous, imperative, ironic, usually) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text. ▸ Used to introduce a blunter, actually intended meaning.
I also did a long-wear test, as y'do and after scoffing my face with some food (read: I am feral when it comes to a midday snack, so what), the striking colour that I was wearing, named 'Jet', had stayed put. Pigment, check ✅. 2023 May 12, Lia Mappoura, “I tried Glossier's brand new G Suit lip crèmes so you don't have to – you're welcome”, in Cosmopolitan:
Eliminate illogical (read: stupid) answer choices. 2009, Suzee Vlk et al., The GRE Test for Dummies, 6th edition, Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 191:
Parents, meanwhile, deplored [Bratz dolls] as far too adult (read: slutty) for kids, accusing the doe-eyed, pouty-lipped toys of fostering unhealthy body images among young girls. 2010 December 23, Tamara Weston, “From Tickle Me Elmo to Squinkies: Top 10 Toy Crazes”, in Time:
Our school focuses primarily on the liberal arts (read "useless degrees").
(transitive) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? 1968, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey, spoken by Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea):
Do you read me?
(transitive) To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).
A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance.
(Commonwealth, qualifier:except Scotland, transitive) To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
I am reading theology at university.
Crabbe wanted him to go to England, to read for a degree there. 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 94:
(transitive) To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
to read a port
to read the keyboard
to read a hard disk
(transitive) To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.
(qualifier:at first especially in the black LGBTQ community) To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in a playful, taunting, or insulting way.
[One] assumes that such language contests are racially motivated—black folks talking back to white folks. However, the ball world makes it clear that blacks can read each other too. 2013, Queer Looks, page 114 (discussing Paris is Burning and "the ball world")
I've seen drags "read" an unattractive transsexual until she was almost in tears. 1976 August 7, Tommi Avicolli, “The Politics of Camp”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
Snapping, we are told, comes from reading, or exposing hidden flaws in a person's life, and out of reading comes shade […] 1997, Framing Culture: Africanism, Sexuality and Performance, page 186 (also discussing Paris is Burning)
CB [a black gay person being quoted]: "So, one time I read him and we were standing downstairs at the front desk in the dorm and I read him and there was this little bell […]." In the first example, the interviewee [CB] used snapping to read his white friend in a playful way, […]. 2003, Philip Auslander, Performance: Media and technology, page 179:
(qualifier:go) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
(obsolete) To think, believe; to consider (that).
But now, faire Ladie, comfort to you make, / And read[…] / That short reuenge the man may ouertake […] 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
(obsolete) To advise; to counsel. See rede.
This is the wandring wood, this Errours den, / A monster vile, whom God and man does hate: / Therefore I read beware. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 6:
[T]herfore / I red the [thee] / gete the [thee] to Gods vvorde ãd [and] therby trye all doctrine and agenſt that receave nothinge. 1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “The .IIIJ. Senses of yͤ Scripture”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folio cxlvi, verso:
(obsolete) To tell; to declare; to recite.
But read how art thou named, and of what kin. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
To predict another player's actions before they perform them or before they are apparent.
bg прочета́ (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · sc lígere (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · okm 닑다〮 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · gd leugh (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · rup yivãsescu (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ca sentir (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · hu megfejt (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · fi lukea (to consist of certain text) · ist lezi (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cu чьтати (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu íródik (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · hu áll (to consist of certain text) · ovd leså (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خْوَانْدَن (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · yue 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sl čìtati (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · id mengerti (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · da læse (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ru прочита́ть (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · rm ler (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ml വായന (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · to laua (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · nn lesa (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · nah machtia (to make a study of) · hsn 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · co leghja (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · st bala (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · be прачыта́ць (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ast lleer (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · mch a'de'tö (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · km មើល (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · is lesa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sk čítať (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pap lesa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · osx lesan (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · eo legi (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ja 読む (to imagine sequences of moves) · hu vesz (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · ife kã̀ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · bg чета́ (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · pl przeczytać (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fo lesa (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · sh чѝтати (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ta ஓது (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · de lesn (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ba уҡый белеү (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · rup ghivãsescu (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · de hören (to make a study of) · sq zgledh (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · io lektar (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · br lenn (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · sl brati (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fj wilika (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sa पठति (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · fi lukea (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · ha kar̃àntā (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pt dizer (to consist of certain text) · th อ่านออกเสียง (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · kk оқу (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vec lèxer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · es entenderse (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · fr se lire (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · da læse (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · zdj usomea (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · gl ler (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ta வாசி (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · clt ri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cy darllen (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · swb usoma (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vec leđer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sah аах (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mnc ᡥᡡᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · grc ἀναγιγνώσκω (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ko 읽다 (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · nod ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sc ligi (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nrf liéthe (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · bh पढ़ल (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · gug moñe'ẽ I (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ja 読む (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خوانْدَن (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ba уҡыу (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · sm faitau (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ast lleer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · srn leisi (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cs předčítat (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · lou lir (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · gan 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ro lectura (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · pl odczytać (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · igl gba (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · khb ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sk čítať (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · vec lèzer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ln tanga (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · lmo leg (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kmr xwendin (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · se lohkat (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · am አነበበ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ro a lectura (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · shn လူလိၵ်ႈ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ro a fi lecturat (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · kmr xwandin (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · my ဖတ် (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kmr xwendin (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · bo ལྗགས་ཀློག (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl czytać (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · nl gelezen worden (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · kmr bîstin (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · ro citi (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ru чита́ть (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu beolvas (to fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.)) · tr okumak (to make a study of) · ru толкова́ть (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · or ପଢିବା (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · et õppima (to make a study of) · is lesa (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ca llegir (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · lv lasīt (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nb lese (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · de läse (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fr lire (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · pl czytać się (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · yi לייענען (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · orv читати (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sv förstå (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · eu leitu (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · et lugema (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · wa lére (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · lol tanga (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · scn lèiri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · tzm ɣer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mn унших (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu megért (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · he קרא (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · id baca (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ru гласи́ть (to consist of certain text) · sh čìtati (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nv ółtaʼ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ty taió (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ln tánga (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl czytać (to make a study of) · rm liɡer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sh чѝтати (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · fa خونْدَن (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · eve таӈ- (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kmr xwandin (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · zh нян (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sw soma (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ga léigh (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · izh lukkia (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mr वाचणे (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl odczytywać (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · tt укырга (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · gug moñe'ẽ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · eu atzeman (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · nb forstå (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · kl atuarpaa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · wuu 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · gv lhaih (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ar قرا (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · dsb cytaś (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ru прочита́ть (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fi lukea (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · qu ñawinchay (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ta வாசிப்பு (to consist of certain text) · af lees (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · bg чу́вам (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · hi पढ़ना (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · it leggere (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · gl ler (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · et lugema (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · qu ñawilliy (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu olvas (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · pt copiar (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · kmr vekolîn (to make a study of) · fa خْوَانْدَن (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · mfe lir (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nb studere (to make a study of) · nl lezen (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · tet lee (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · zh 看 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ro a citi (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pt estudar (to make a study of) · frr leese (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ru чита́ть (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · hu hallgat (to make a study of) · uz oʻqimoq (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu olvasd (to substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text) · xdq булчӏа́на (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hy կարդալ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu hall (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · sw kusomea (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ltg skaiteit (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · dtp basa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ga léigh (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · cs být gramotný (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · rup dyivãsescu (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sc lígiri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · tg хондан (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · eo legi (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · grc ἀναγιγνώσκω (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · tl basahin (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خوانْدَن (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · km មើល (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · vec lezer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl czytać (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · tk okamak (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · jv maca (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sco read (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ce деша (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ru чита́ть (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ro a fi citit (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · gv lhaih (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · de studieren (to make a study of) · as পঢ় (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · la lego (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · my စာဖတ် (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · bni tanga (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · uk прочита́ти (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ang rǣdan (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · yo kà (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ga léigh (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cs číst (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · kok वाजचे (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fo lesa (to make a study of) · ta படி (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ba уҡыу (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · kw lenna (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خْوَانْدَن (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nb lese (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · fr étudier (to make a study of) · be чыта́ць (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · mt qara (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · sco rede (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ckb خوێندن (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · lv lasīt (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · gv lhaih (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · shn ဢၢၼ်ႇ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · la recitō (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ja 読む (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · id baca (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · om beekuu (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · scn liiri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl czytać (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sd پڙهڻ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · grc ἀνανέμω (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · de lesen können (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ulb kà (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sq lexon (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · sjd ло̄гкэ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · li leuze (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hsb čitać (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ka კითხვა (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · vec lèzar (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ks پَرُن (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · hu hangzik (to consist of certain text) · clt cape (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · an leyer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · gu વાંચવું (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vi viết (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · st bala (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · bg прочета́ (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · hu olvasandó (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · mi rīti (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · th อ่าน (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · kab ɣer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ks پَرُن (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · es leer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sc lízere (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ca llegir (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fi kuulla (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · lb liesen (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ckt калевэтгавык (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sc lèghere (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vi đề (to consist of certain text) · wym łaoza (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pdc lese (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ml പഠിക്കുക (to make a study of) · ig gụ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خوانْدَن (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · blt ꪮ꪿ꪱꪙ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ro putea citi (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · bg изуча́вам (to make a study of) · la legor (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · mn унших (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · id baca (to fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.)) · id berbunyi (to consist of certain text) · sa पठ् (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · te వల్లెవేయు (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · kw redya (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kaw waca (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu olvasható (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · ast lleer (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · gcr li (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nb oppfatte (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · bg чета́ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sh čìtati (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · yo kàwé (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nb høre (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · syl ꠙꠠꠣ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · bg глася́ (to consist of certain text) · ht li (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · af lees (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ty taió (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vi đọc (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · za dog (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mk чита (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vi ghi (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · cs číst (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · lt skaityti (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · pt ler (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ro citi (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · fr lire (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vi nghiên cứu (to make a study of) · ne पढ्नु (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ca estudiar (to make a study of) · sv läsa (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · kix vì (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · eu irakurri (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · vi chỉ (to consist of certain text) · fr lire (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · tl aralin (to make a study of) · nrf liéthe (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · scn liggiri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · yi לעזן (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · mi kōrero (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ext leel (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · evn таң- (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خونْدَن (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sq lexoj (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ur پَڑْھنا (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · vls leezn (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · az oxumaq (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cdo 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hrx lese (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · tl basahin (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ckb خوێندن (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hy կարդալ (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · kix vì (to make a study of) · luq kawé (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ota اوقومق (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · alt кычырар (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · chy -hoéstá (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · za doeg (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خوَانْدَن (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nn lesa (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · rsk пречитац (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pms lese (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · km អាន (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · pt ler-se (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · nap legge (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · inh деша (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pt ler (to fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.)) · it leggere (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ka კითხვა (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kmr bihîstin (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · qu ñawiy (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sl brati (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · hu felolvas (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · mn ᠤᠩᠰᠢᠬᠤ (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · yi לייענען (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cs číst se (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · fo lesa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ca llegir (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · zh 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · rsk читац (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · tr okumak (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · yi לעזן (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · tr okumak (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ce еша (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · tl bumasa (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ttt xundən (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mn ᠤᠩᠰᠢᠬᠤ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · km អាន (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · nb lese (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · cjy 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · cs číst (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · th อ่าน (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · lt skaityti (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ar قِري (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu kiigazodik (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · nl voorlezen (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · la studere (to make a study of) · min baco (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · my ဖတ် (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · nrf liéthe (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · grc ἐντυγχάνω (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pms lese (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · it leggere (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ja 読み上げる (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · lo ອ່ານ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pt ler (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ca llegir-se (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · nn lesa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · eo laŭtlegi (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ryu 読むん (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sv uppfatta (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · ckb خوێندن (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · sc lègere (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vo reidön (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · he הקריא (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · tl bumasa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · jje 익다 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl czytaj ((informal, usually ironic) used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term) · ext leyel (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · yua xook (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kix vì (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · tl magbasa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · haw heluhelu (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · br lenn (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · eo legi (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · bg прочета́ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ta வாசி (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · be чыта́ць (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · te చదువు (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · el διαβάζω (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · cv вула (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fa خوانْدَن (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · hu értelmez (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ur پَڑْھنا (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ms baca (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu leolvas (to observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)) · scn lèggiri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · chk anneani (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · qu liyiy (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vec lèxar (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pcm rid (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ne वाचन गर्नु (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · bn পড়া (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ru прочита́ть (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · zh кан (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ta படி (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · id dibaca (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · es interpretarse (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · fa خوانْدَن (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · ko 읽다 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · es decir (to consist of certain text) · es leer (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · id pelajari (to make a study of) · it ricevere (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · fi lukea (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · zh 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fy lêze (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ml വായിക്കുക (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · de gelesen werden (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) · kl atuarpoq (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ky окуу (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · kmr xwendin (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · uk чита́ти (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ms baca (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · frm lire (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · osp leer (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · el διαβάζω (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · sv läsa (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ota اوقومق (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · luq ká (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fi lukea (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · de vorlesen (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · ug ئوقۇماق (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fy lêze (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · frr lees (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ktu tanga (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · de verstehen (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · cu читати (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ru изуча́ть (to make a study of) · crh oqumaq (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · id baca (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · nl ontvangen (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · hi पढ़ना (to make a study of) · hu tanul (to make a study of) · sw kusoma (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mnp 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hak 讀 /读 (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu olvasható (to consist of certain text) · zdj usoma (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · grc προαναγιγνώσκω (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · fa خونْدَن (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · am ማንበብ (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ta படி (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu olvas (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hu elolvas (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pa ਵਾਚਣਾ (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · kn ಓದು (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · eu irakurri (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · mi pānui (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · lad meldar (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · vi đọc (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · ba уҡыу (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · hi पढ़ना (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · fi lukea (to make a study of) · et lugema (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from — see also suss out) · sv höra (to be able to hear (in a radio connection)) · vec lezar (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · de lesen (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · it leggere ad alta voce (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · gd leugh (to speak aloud words or other information that is written) · hy ընթերցել (to look at and interpret letters or other information) · pl studiować (to make a study of)
From Middle English redde (simple past), red, rad (past participle), from Old English rǣdde (simple past), (ġe)rǣded (past participle), conjugations of rǣdan (“to read”); see above.
Meanings
(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of read