read

Từ điển Collocation

read noun

1 activity of reading

ADJ. good | quiet

VERB + READ have I had a good read of the paper before they arrived.

2 writer/book

ADJ. compelling, good, great, interesting

VERB + READ be, make The story made an interesting read.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • something that is read

    the article was a very good read

    v.

  • interpret something that is written or printed

    read the advertisement

    Have you read Salman Rushdie?

  • have or contain a certain wording or form; say

    The passage reads as follows

    What does the law say?

  • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

    The King will read the proclamation at noon

  • obtain data from magnetic tapes; scan

    This dictionary can be read by the computer

  • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

    She read the sky and predicted rain

    I can't read his strange behavior

    The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball

  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; take

    I read this address as a satire

    How should I take this message?

    You can't take credit for this!

  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; register, show, record

    The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero

    The gauge read `empty'

  • be a student of a certain subject; learn, study, take

    She is reading for the bar exam

  • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

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

  • to hear and understand

    I read you loud and clear!

  • make sense of a language; understand, interpret, translate

    She understands French

    Can you read Greek?

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. The action of transferring data from an input source into a computer’s memory or from memory into the CPU (central processing unit). Compare write1.vb. To transfer data from an external source, such as from a disk or the keyboard, into memory or from memory into the central processing unit (CPU). Compare write2.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

reads|reading
syn.: interpret learn record register say scan show study take translate understand