readen

Verb

read (third-person singular simple present reads, present participle reading, simple past read, past participle read or (archaic, dialectal) readen)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
   • Have you read this book?

   Synonyms:

   interpret, make out, make sense of, understand, scan

   1. (ergative, intransitive, transitive) To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
      • Arabic reads right to left.
   2. (intransitive, metonymically, transitive) To read a work or works written by the named author.
      • At the moment I'm reading Milton.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
   • He read us a passage from his new book.

   Synonyms:

   read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak

3. (transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
   • She read my mind and promptly rose to get me a glass of water.
4. To consist of certain text.
   • On the door hung a sign that read "No admittance".

   Synonyms:

   say, run

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