• 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?"

'Read' in other languages