Verb
1. interpret something that is written or printed;
"read the advertisement""Have you read Salman Rushdie?"2. have or contain a certain wording or form;
"The passage reads as follows""What does the law say?"3. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed;
"The King will read the proclamation at noon"4. obtain data from magnetic tapes;
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"5. 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"6. 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!"7. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero""The gauge read `empty'"8. be a student of a certain subject;
"She is reading for the bar exam"9. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role;
"He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year"10. to hear and understand;
"I read you loud and clear!"11. make sense of a language;
"She understands French""Can you read Greek?"