Definition as Noun

• something that is read

Definition as Noun

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

• offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
• pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
• receive or obtain regularly
• adopt as a belief

• learn, study, take

• register, show, record

• say

• scan

• take

• understand, interpret, translate

• pledge

• sign

• subscribe to, take

• support

• "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?"

• "The broker subscribed 500 shares"

• "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"

• "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"

• "We take the Times every day"

• "I subscribe to your view on abortion"

• 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 pledge
• Read vs sign
• Read vs subscribe to
• Read vs support

• Subscribe vs learn
• Subscribe vs study
• Subscribe vs take
• Subscribe vs register
• Subscribe vs show
• Subscribe vs record
• Subscribe vs say
• Subscribe vs scan
• Subscribe vs understand
• Subscribe vs interpret
• Subscribe vs translate
• Subscribe vs pledge
• Subscribe vs sign
• Subscribe vs subscribe to
• Subscribe vs support