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Meaning of read

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  read
      n 1: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
      v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the
           advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
      2: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads
         as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: {read}, {say}]
      3: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is
         written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at
         noon"
      4: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read
         by the computer" [syn: {read}, {scan}]
      5: 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"
      6: 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!" [syn: {take}, {read}]
      7: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the
         bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {study}, {read}, {take}]
      8: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
         thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge
         read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {show}, {record}]
      9: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is
         auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
      10: to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
      11: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
          read Greek?" [syn: {understand}, {read}, {interpret},
          {translate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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