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I. read1 [ri:d] N usu sing

1. read Brit, Aus (act of reading):

read
Lesen nt <-s; kein Pl>
to have a quiet read inf
to have a read of sth
in etw acc hineinschauen inf
to have a read of sth

2. read inf (book):

to be a good read

3. read Am (interpretation):

read

II. read1 <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

1. read (understand written material):

to read sth
etw lesen
to read sth handwriting

2. read MUS:

3. read (speak aloud):

to read sth aloud [or out loud]
to read sb sth [or sth to sb]
jdm etw vorlesen

4. read (discern):

to read sb's face
to read sth in sb's face

5. read (interpret):

read

6. read (substitute):

7. read (proof-read):

to read sth

8. read POL, LAW:

9. read (inspect and record):

to read sth

10. read (show information):

to read sth

11. read Brit UNIV form:

to read sth chemistry, English, history

12. read COMPUT:

read only

13. read RADIO, TELEC:

to read sb
to read sb fig (understand sb's meaning)

14. read (prophesy):

to read sb's palm
to read sth in the cards

Phrases:

to read sb a lecture form
jdm die Leviten lesen inf
read my lips!
to read sb's lips
to read sb's mind [or thoughts]
to read sb the Riot Act

III. read1 <read, read> [ri:d] VB intr

1. read (understand written material):

read
lesen <liest, las, gelesen>
to read about [or of] sb/sth
über jdn/etw lesen

2. read (speak aloud):

to read aloud [or out loud] [to sb]

3. read (create impression):

to read well book, letter, article, magazine

4. read (have wording):

read

5. read THEAT, CINE:

6. read esp Brit UNIV form:

to read for sth
to read for the Bar

7. read (be interpreted as):

to read as sth

Phrases:

I. read2 [red] VB trans, intr

read pt, pp of read

II. read2 [red] ADJ

See also

I. read1 [ri:d] N usu sing

1. read Brit, Aus (act of reading):

read
Lesen nt <-s; kein Pl>
to have a quiet read inf
to have a read of sth
in etw acc hineinschauen inf
to have a read of sth

2. read inf (book):

to be a good read

3. read Am (interpretation):

read

II. read1 <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

1. read (understand written material):

to read sth
etw lesen
to read sth handwriting

2. read MUS:

3. read (speak aloud):

to read sth aloud [or out loud]
to read sb sth [or sth to sb]
jdm etw vorlesen

4. read (discern):

to read sb's face
to read sth in sb's face

5. read (interpret):

read

6. read (substitute):

7. read (proof-read):

to read sth

8. read POL, LAW:

9. read (inspect and record):

to read sth

10. read (show information):

to read sth

11. read Brit UNIV form:

to read sth chemistry, English, history

12. read COMPUT:

read only

13. read RADIO, TELEC:

to read sb
to read sb fig (understand sb's meaning)

14. read (prophesy):

to read sb's palm
to read sth in the cards

Phrases:

to read sb a lecture form
jdm die Leviten lesen inf
read my lips!
to read sb's lips
to read sb's mind [or thoughts]
to read sb the Riot Act

III. read1 <read, read> [ri:d] VB intr

1. read (understand written material):

read
lesen <liest, las, gelesen>
to read about [or of] sb/sth
über jdn/etw lesen

2. read (speak aloud):

to read aloud [or out loud] [to sb]

3. read (create impression):

to read well book, letter, article, magazine

4. read (have wording):

read

5. read THEAT, CINE:

6. read esp Brit UNIV form:

to read for sth
to read for the Bar

7. read (be interpreted as):

to read as sth

Phrases:

OpenDict entry

read VB

I. ˈlip-read <-read, -read> VB intr

II. ˈlip-read <-read, -read> VB trans

to lip-read sb

read back VB trans

to read back ⇆ sth

read down VB trans

read in VB trans COMPUT

read into VB trans (interpret)

read on VB intr

read out VB trans

1. read out (read aloud):

to read out ⇆ sth
etw laut vorlesen [o. form verlesen]
to read out sth to sb
jdm etw laut vorlesen

2. read out COMPUT:

3. read out esp Am (expel):

read over, read through VB trans

to read over [or through] ⇆ sth

I. read up VB trans

to read up ⇆ sb/sth
sich acc über jdn/etw informieren

II. read up VB intr

read up
nachlesen <liest nach, las nach, nachgelesen>
to read up on [or about] sb/sth
sich acc über jdn/etw informieren

ˈread-only ADJ COMPUT

read-only
read-only

ˈread-out N COMPUT

read-out

ˈread-through N THEAT

I. ˈsight-read VB intr MUS

II. ˈsight-read VB trans

to sight-read sth

well-ˈread ADJ

1. well-read (knowledgeable):

well-read

2. well-read (frequently read):

well-read

3. well-read (dog-eared):

well-read
Present
Iread
youread
he/she/itreads
weread
youread
theyread
Past
Iread
youread
he/she/itread
weread
youread
theyread
Present Perfect
Ihaveread
youhaveread
he/she/ithasread
wehaveread
youhaveread
theyhaveread
Past Perfect
Ihadread
youhadread
he/she/ithadread
wehadread
youhadread
theyhadread
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