Definition as Noun

• something that is read

Definition as Noun

• a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
• the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

Definition as Verb

• interpret something that is written or printed
• look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
• interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
• audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
• to hear and understand
• be a student of a certain subject
• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
• have or contain a certain wording or form
• obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
• make sense of a language

Definition as Verb

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
• let for money
• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
• engage for service under a term of contract

• learn, study, take

• register, show, record

• say

• scan

• take

• understand, interpret, translate

• economic rent

• rip, snag, split, tear

• rip, split

• hire, charter, lease

• lease

• lease, let

• lease, hire, charter, engage, take

• "the article was a very good read"

• "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"

• "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

• "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"

• "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"

• "I read you loud and clear!"

• "She is reading for the bar exam"

• "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

• "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

• "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

• "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"

• "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

• "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

• "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

• "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

• "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

• "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

• Read vs learn
• Read vs study
• Read vs take
• Read vs register
• Read vs show
• Read vs record
• Read vs say
• Read vs scan
• Read vs understand
• Read vs interpret
• Read vs translate
• Read vs economic rent
• Read vs rip
• Read vs snag
• Read vs split
• Read vs tear
• Read vs hire
• Read vs charter
• Read vs lease
• Read vs let
• Read vs engage

• Rent vs learn
• Rent vs study
• Rent vs take
• Rent vs register
• Rent vs show
• Rent vs record
• Rent vs say
• Rent vs scan
• Rent vs understand
• Rent vs interpret
• Rent vs translate
• Rent vs economic rent
• Rent vs rip
• Rent vs snag
• Rent vs split
• Rent vs tear
• Rent vs hire
• Rent vs charter
• Rent vs lease
• Rent vs let
• Rent vs engage