Definition of read in English English dictionary
- A male given name transferred from the surname
- A surname, a less common spelling variant of Reid
- Simple past tense and past participle of read
- To consist of certain text
On the door hung a sign that read, Proper Safety Equipment Required Beyond This Point..
- To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks
I am reading theology at university.
- To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
He doesn’t like to read.
- To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text
In Livy, it is nearly certain that for Pylleon we should read Pteleon, as this place is mentioned in connection with Antron.
- To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object
All right, class, who wants to read next?.
- Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term
Eliminate illogical (read: stupid) answer choices.
- to recognise (someone) as being transgender
Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.
- Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way
Arabic reads right to left.
- To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, etc
I can read his feelings in his face.
- To think, believe; to consider (that)
But now, faire Ladie, comfort to you make, / And read / That short reuenge the man may ouertake .
- To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection
Do you read me?.
- A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play
And when he finishes supper / Planning to have a read at the evening paper / It's Put a screw in this wall - / He has no time at all.
- something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
- have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year"
- interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc
- obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
- {a} perused, learned from reading, seen
- {v} to peruse, discover, perceive, learn fully
- something that is read; "the article was a very good read" to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" 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"
- 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" obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year" have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?
- To study by reading; as, he read for the bar
- understand something written, as in: When all else fails, read the instruction manual
- The decoding, extraction and presentation of data from formatting, control and error management bits sent from a tag
- this documentation The default search mode should work for all queries, but the other two search modes won't work unless you know, or familiarize yourself with, how they work
- When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the words that are written there. Have you read this book? I read about it in the paper He read through the pages slowly and carefully It was nice to read that the Duke will not be sending his son off to boarding school She spends her days reading and watching television. Read is also a noun. I settled down to have a good read
- Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel
- If you read someone's mind or thoughts, you know exactly what they are thinking without them telling you. As if he could read her thoughts, Benny said, `You're free to go any time you like.'
- to read between the lines: see line see also reading. American Revolutionary leader, politician, and jurist. Delaware's delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787), he championed the rights of small states and later served as a U.S. senator (1789-1793). erasable programmable read only memory read only memory compact disc read only memory
- See 3d Reed
- You can use read when saying what is written on something or in something. For example, if a notice reads `Entrance', the word `Entrance' is written on it. The sign on the bus read `Private: Not In Service'
- The process of non-destructive (e g , non-recording) data retrieval from the disk
- If you take something as read, you accept it as true or right and therefore feel that it does not need to be discussed or proved. We took it as read that he must have been a KGB agent
- to learn by observation
- When a computer reads a file or a document, it takes information from a disk or tape. How can I read a Microsoft Excel file on a computer that only has Works installed?
- To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law
- to transfer information into the CPU
- to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
- Hence, to know fully; to comprehend
- 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"
- If you can read music, you have the ability to look at and understand the symbols that are used in written music to represent musical sounds. Later on I learned how to read music
- If you refer to how a piece of writing reads, you are referring to its style. The book reads like a ballad
- To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc
- n to determine what event will take place before it occurs; a blocking scheme in which the front-row players watch the setter in order to determine where to block; a backcourt defensive scheme based on all players reading their opponents and their teammates
- To retrieve information from a hard disk, floppy disk, CD-ROM disc or other storage medium (Compare with write )
- The retrieval of information bits from a storage device; equivalent to reproduction of digital signals
- To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts
- If a measuring device reads a particular amount, it shows that amount. The thermometer read 105 degrees Fahrenheit
- If someone who is trying to talk to you with a radio transmitter says, `Do you read me?', they are asking you if you can hear them. We read you loud and clear. Over
- “Arguments of Definition” in Everything’s an Argument and excerpts from J Hector St Jean de Crevecoeur’s “What Is an American?” (473-479)
- If you say that a book or magazine is a good read, you mean that it is very enjoyable to read. Ben Okri's latest novel is a good read
- A basic computer operation that results only in the flow of information from an object to a subject See also Write
- To know what kind of play is coming before it happens
- When you read a piece of writing to someone, you say the words aloud. Jay reads poetry so beautifully I like it when she reads to us I sing to the boys or read them a story before tucking them in
- The process of retrieving data from a transponder and, as appropriate, the contention and error control management, and channel and source decoding required to recover and communicate the data entered at source
- {i} act of reading, act of converting written letters into words which have meaning
- Rennet
- Reading
This book is worth reading again.
- This book is worth reading twice.
I've been reading this book.
- I have been reading this book.
- have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
- To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly
- To give advice or counsel
- 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!"
- of Read, v
- read between the lines
- to infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives.
- read dating
- An organized event in which prospective partners meet each other in a library through a series of one-to-one meetings
- read datings
- plural form of read dating
- read head
- That part of several electromechanical devices that converts digital or analog information stored on a magnetic or optical medium into electrical signals
- read like a book
- To be able to judge someone's thoughts by their body language
I love playing poker against Maria because I can read her like a book.
- read lips
- To lipread
- read my lips
- Used to emphasize the following statement
- read only memory
- Alternative spelling of read-only memory
- read out
- To read something and say the words to inform other people
He read the names out to the class.
- read out
- To read some data and inform the person using the device
The movement detector is reading out the data now.
- read somebody the riot act
- To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand
She really read him the riot act about his smoking habit.
- read somebody's lips
- To discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words
Deaf people may be able to read people's lips, but it's not a foolproof means of communication.
- read somebody's lips
- To pay close attention (often imperative)
Read my lips. We are not going to the park today, and that is final.
- read someone's mind
- To guess or deduce what someone is thinking
- read up
- To learn (about something) by reading
After watching the film, I read up about it in the newspapers. When I came to know that Hassan was a 30-year-old actor then, I was completely awe-struck.
- read-eval-print loop
- An interactive programming language interpreter
It is easier to experiment in langauges that provide a read-eval-print loop.
- read-eval-print loops
- plural form of read-eval-print loop
- read-only
- Unalterable, capable of being read but not written. Especially common in computer terms such as read-only memory and read-only access to files or directories (in in file system permissions or programs)
- read-only memory
- A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered
- read-out
- the information output from a computer in a readable form
The computer read-out was inaccurate.
- read-out
- The information, usually a measurement, displayed on a graduated scale
The density is measured by the read-out from a hydrometer.
- read/write head
- A combination read head and write head
- read up on
- If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it. I've read up on the dangers of all these drugs
- read up about
- Spend time reading in order to find out information about something:
- read up about something
- Spend time reading in order to find out information about something:
- read up on
- Spend time reading in order to find out information about something:
- read up on something
- Spend time reading in order to find out information about something:
- read something out
- To read and say words that are written down, so that people can hear: Why don’t you read out the name of the winner?
- read-ahead
- (Bilgisayar) The file prefetching technology used in the Linux operating system. It is a system call that loads a file's contents into the page cache. When a file is subsequently accessed, its contents are read from physical memory rather than from disk, which is much faster
- Read Only Memory
- computer memory that can be easily accessed but does not allow alteration of its data
- Read The FAQ
- read the Frequently Asked Questions, read the question and answer section, RTFAQ (Internet slang)
- Read The Fucking Manual
- angry response to an Internet user who is requested not to send foolish questions before he has read the user guides on the subject, RTFM
- Read The Manual
- read the user's guide, read the instruction book (Internet slang, polite version of RTM or RTFM)
- Read Write
- reading/writing, quality of a file or device which can be read from and written to
- read a passage from
- read a small part of -, read a portion of -
- read aloud
- read out loud
- read between the lines
- detect the underlying or hidden meaning
- read between the lines
- read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
- read dreams
- analyze dreams, find the meaning of dreams
- read him his rights
- told him about his legal rights (before arresting him)
- read into
- If you read a meaning into something, you think it is there although it may not actually be there. The addict often reads disapproval into people's reactions to him even where it does not exist It would be wrong to try to read too much into such a light-hearted production
- read into
- attribute a particular meaning, find a certain meaning
- read law
- study law, study the justice system
- read method of childbirth
- a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
- read on
- continue reading, read more, read further
- read one's mind
- read one's thoughts
- read only
- file or storage device whose contents cannot be changed or erased
- read only
- Yes
- read only
- Information stored on a medium that can be accessed and read, but cannot be changed A floppy disk can be altered, so it is not read-only, whereas most CD-ROMs cannot be altered, and are thus read-only media Related terms: CD-R, CD-ROM, Disk, Floppy disk
- read only
- Term applied to a transponder in which the data is stored in an unchangeable manner and can therefore only be read See also Factory Programming
- read only
- Indicating that the file may only be opened for reading
- read only
- An online forum or conference area where you cannot post messages, only read them
- read only
- Recorded computer data that is recorded and cannot be changed Operating systems contain many read-only files
- read only
- A file attribute that prevents the file from being changed
- read out
- read in an audible voice; transmit data via radio transmitter; sent information (Computers)
- read out
- If you read out a piece of writing, you say it aloud. He's obliged to take his turn at reading out the announcements Shall I read them out?
- read riddles
- solve puzzles, solve enigmas, solve riddles
- read someone the riot act
- give someone a strict scolding, reprimand strongly
- read someone's mind
- know or feel what a person is thinking
- read the map
- understand the situation, analyze the situation
- read the riot act
- give someone a strict scolding, reprimand strongly
- read the riot act to
- {f} give someone a strict scolding, reprimand strongly
- read thoughts
- read what is happening in another's mind
- read to sleep
- read a story until falling asleep
- read write head
- device found in a drive which reads and writes data on the magnetic medium
- read-a-thon
- fund-raising event in which participants read as many books as they can and donations are pledged per book
- read-only
- A status indicating a file or document may be viewed or read, but is not available for editing or change
- read-only
- Pertaining to data that can be read but cannot be modified
- read-only
- Describes a file or other collection of information that may only be read; it may not be updated in any way or deleted Certain important OS files are designated as read-only files to prevent users from deleting them by accident Also,certain types of memory (ROM), and certain devices such as CD-ROM can be read but not changed
- read-only
- A file or directory attribute Indicates that the file or directory cannot be modified or deleted, but a read-only directory may have its contents modified or deleted
- read-only
- A characteristic of a file which allows it to be only opened and viewed, and cannot be edited
- read-only
- user can only view the collection
- read-only
- A file that can be read (copied, and so on) but not written (changed) Unix has a system of permissions that enables the owner of the file, the owner's group, or all users to have or not have permission to read, write, or execute file
- read-only
- A document that is protected so that users can open it to read the contents but not make any changes or add any comments to it
- read-only
- Attribute that can be assigned to a disk file or a disk drive When assigned to a file, the Read-Only attribute allows you to read from that file but not write to it When assigned to a drive, the Read-Only attribute allows you to read any file on the disk, but prevents you from adding a new file, erasing or changing a file, renaming a file, or writing on the disk The STAT command can set a file or a drive to Read-Only Every file and drive is either Read-Only or Read-Write The default setting for drives and files is Read-Write, but an error in resetting the disk or changing media automatically sets the drive to Read-Only until the error is corrected See also ROM
- read-only
- You can get the information, but you can't change it For example, the contents of a ROM chip
- read-only
- A type of database access that will not allow updates to the database Use the Open button dropdown list to access this mode
- read-only
- Capable of being displayed or used, but not deleted If a display of read-only data can be edited, formatted, or otherwise modified, it can't be saved under the same file name
- read-only
- The user can switch a view to read-only mode No RFG-Manipulation operations may be done in that view
- read-only file
- (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change
- read-only memory
- Memory whose contents the computer can read, but cannot change Information is placed into ROM only once, during manufacturing
- read-only memory
- Abbreviated ROM; computer memory or storage that can be read but not written to by the user ROM is created at the time of computer chip, card, or disc manufacture and is used to store the computer's essential system programming or other non-changeable data
- read-only memory
- a kind of memory whose values can be read but cannot be changed Abbreviated ROM
- read-only memory
- A solid-state memory device which has information permanently written into the memory during manufacture
- read-only memory
- Semiconductor-based memory that contains instructions or data which can be read but not modified See also random access memory (RAM)
- read-only memory
- A computer memory that stores information permanently
- read-only memory
- Semiconductor-based memory that contains instructions that can be read but not modified
- read-only memory
- (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- read-only memory
- Memory that includes permanent information only The computer can only read information from it; it can never write any new information on it
- read-only memory
- Permanent memory, not user-programmable The Courier V Everything modem's factory settings are stored in ROM and can be read (loaded) into RAM as an operational configuration if DIP switch S10 is ON at power on
- read-only memory
- memory used for permanent storage, and that cannot be changed
- read-only memory
- ROM
- read-only memory
- A type of primary storage on which data has been prerecorded and is nonvolatile
- read-only memory
- A storage area in which the contents can be read but not altered during normal computer processing
- read-only memory
- Memory in which stored data cannot be modified by the user except under special conditions
- read-only memory
- Nonvolatile primary storage; ROM holds the instructions that a computer uses when it is first turned on
- read-only memory
- Memory that can be read only and remains after the power is turned off Non-volatile memory
- read-only memory
- ROM A computer's unchangeable memory It's used to store programs that start the computer and run diagnostic functions
- read-only memory
- A semiconductor memory whose data cannot be erased, or overwritten; it can only be accessed (read) for use by the CPU The data in a ROM is of a permanent nature and is programmed by the ROM manufacturer In many cases, its programmed information identifies the dedicated function of a computer A ROM can also be in the physical form of a module (tape or disk) that is plugged into a computer to change its operation from one program to another
- read-only memory
- A memory in which data, under normal conditions, can only be read Synonym nonerasable storage
- read-only memory chip
- a memory chip providing read-only memory
- read-out
- information that is produced by a computer and shown on a screen printout
- read-write privilege
- access to write and read to or from a computer file
- read/write head
- (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- Reading
- A town in Berkshire, England
- cold read
- To deduce using the practice of cold reading
Why sceptics do not cold read? (Article heading).
- cold read
- To perform a script without preparation
Learning to Cold Read (Article heading on acting website).
- cold read
- an act of cold reading
This is an example of what magicians (and unfortunately phony psychics) call a cold read.
- dictated but not read
- Dictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated
- mind-read
- To discern (or appear to discern) someone's thoughts
- programmable read only memory
- Alternative spelling of programmable read-only memory
- programmable read-only memory
- a type of read-only memory which can be written to once (write-once read-many memory / WORM), and thereafter becomes fixed in value
- reading
- An interpretation
a reading of the current situation.
- reading
- The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device
- reading
- A value indicated by a measuring device
a speedometer reading.
- reading
- A meeting where written material is read aloud
a poetry reading.
- sight read
- To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal
- sight read
- Simple past tense and past participle of sight read
- take something as read
- to assume that everyone agrees that something is correct
We can take your resignation as read, can we?.
- well-read
- Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively
- reading
- {n} study, a lecture, a variation of copies
- Reading
- rea
- reading
- includes subscriptions for newspapers and magazines; books through book clubs; and the purchase of single-copy newspapers, magazines, newsletters, books, and encyclopedias and other reference books
- reading
- The acquisition or interpretation of data from a storage device, from a data medium, or from another source
- reading
- Each bill to be enacted in Kentucky must have three readings, at length, in each house
- reading
- a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
- reading
- a sense of a word that can be distinguished from other senses or meanings of the same word
- reading
- written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"
- reading
- The displayed number that is proportional to the measured magnitude of the input signal
- reading
- Made or used for reading
- reading
- An event that can last a few minutes to well over an hour, where tarot cards are shuffled, dealt, interpreted, clarified and discussed
- reading
- Your reading of a word, text, or situation is the way in which you understand or interpret it. My reading of her character makes me feel that she was too responsible a person to do those things
- reading
- The presentation of a bill before either house requiring the reading and printing of the bill number or title This formal procedure is required by the Constitution and the Rules of each house and indicates to the legislators and the public a stage in the enactment of a measure The Constitution requires that bills receive three readings on three different days, or three printings, by title, on three different calendars in each house, unless the readings are waived
- reading
- T C One or more words found at a particular position in a text
- reading
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
- reading
- The term used when you are auditioning for the purpose of "reading" the script Your agent may ask "How was your reading?"
- reading
- The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read
- reading
- A lecture or prelection; public recital
- reading
- present participle of read
- reading
- {i} act of viewing written letters and converting them into words which have meaning; interpretation; scholarship, education, degree of learnedness; act of measuring with meters or other instruments alike
- reading
- In the British Parliament or the US Congress, a reading is one of the three stages of introducing and discussing a new bill before it can be passed as (Hukuk) The bill is expected to pass its second reading with a comfortable majority
- reading
- Presentation of a bill before the house by reading its number, author, and title A bill is on either first, second, or third reading until it is passed by both houses
- reading
- The process of interpreting written language
- reading
- An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer
- reading
- The process of detecting the flux reversals as one moves along the length of a previously encoded magnetic stripe
- reading
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
- reading
- If you say that a book or an article makes interesting reading or makes for interesting reading, you mean that it is interesting to read. The list of drinks, a dozen pages long, makes fascinating reading. town and unitary authority (pop., 2001: 143,124), county seat of Berkshire, England, west of London. Reading was a Danish encampment as early as AD 871. It was given a town charter by King Henry III in 1253; that charter was confirmed by succeeding sovereigns. Between the 12th and 16th centuries Reading was dominated by a struggle for privileges between the Benedictine abbey founded in 1121 and the emergent merchants' guild. By the 17th century the town's trade, notably in clothing, had begun to decline. In the 18th century the chief trade was in malt. In the city's public gardens are the ruins of the abbey, which was dissolved by Henry VIII. The structure was destroyed during the English Civil Wars, during which time the town in general also suffered severely. In Reading Gaol, adjoining the ruins, Oscar Wilde was imprisoned, and it was there that he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol. The city is now an agricultural centre noted for the bulbs produced in its nurseries. It is the site of a university, and its industries include computer production and malting and brewing
- reading
- Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading
- reading
- A formal stage in the passage of a bill through the House, so called because the whole bill was formerly read to the House
- reading
- The ability to predict the path of the disc and position yourself to catch it Normally brought up by the thrower, "READ THE DISC"