read out en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/ (present)
- /ˌɹɛd ˈaʊt/ (past)
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.
The teacher read out the names of the students who had passed the exam.
He read the names out to the class.
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(US, idiomatic, transitive) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself.
The movement detector is reading out the data now.
- (transitive) To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reads out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| read out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| read out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reading out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Coordinates
read off · count out · read off
Deriveds
Translations (8)
de vorlesen (read something and say the words to others) · fi lukea ääneen (read something and say the words to others) · la recitō (read something and say the words to others) · de verlesen (read something and say the words to others) · sa पठति (read something and say the words to others) · pl odczytać (read something and say the words to others) · pl odczytywać (read something and say the words to others) · sv läsa upp (read something and say the words to others)