Definition as Noun

• something that is read

Definition as Noun

• the chance to speak

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

• communicate or express nonverbally
• utter aloud
• state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
• recite or repeat a fixed text
• indicate
• report or maintain
• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
• have or contain a certain wording or form
• express in words
• express a supposition

• learn, study, take

• register, show, record

• say

• scan

• take

• understand, interpret, translate

• allege, aver

• order, tell, enjoin

• pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate

• read

• state, tell

• suppose

• "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?"

• "let him have his say"

• "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"

• "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

• "I say let's forget this whole business"

• "say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"

• "The clock says noon"

• "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

• "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

• "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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

• "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

• "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

• 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 allege
• Read vs aver
• Read vs order
• Read vs tell
• Read vs enjoin
• Read vs pronounce
• Read vs articulate
• Read vs enounce
• Read vs sound out
• Read vs enunciate
• Read vs read
• Read vs state
• Read vs suppose

• Say vs learn
• Say vs study
• Say vs take
• Say vs register
• Say vs show
• Say vs record
• Say vs say
• Say vs scan
• Say vs understand
• Say vs interpret
• Say vs translate
• Say vs allege
• Say vs aver
• Say vs order
• Say vs tell
• Say vs enjoin
• Say vs pronounce
• Say vs articulate
• Say vs enounce
• Say vs sound out
• Say vs enunciate
• Say vs read
• Say vs state
• Say vs suppose