read Meaning and Definition

1. n. something that is read

2. v. make sense of a language

3. v. be a student of a certain subject

4. v. to hear and understand

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

6. v. interpret something that is written or printed

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

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

9. v. obtain data from magnetic tapes

10. v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

11. v. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

12. v. have or contain a certain wording or form