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reads off

reads off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of read off.

Meaning of read off

Verb

read off (third-person singular simple present reads off, present participle reading off, simple past and past participle read off)

  1. (transitive) To dictate from a list, especially in a way focused on sequential processing.
    • When your name has been read off, come to collect your paper.
  2. (transitive) To read from a scale or measure.
  3. (US, slang, transitive) To scold or reprimand.
    • He also knows that he has a tendency towards being overweight and watches his diet carefully, and he can tell you everything there is to know about every man in his platoon. Yet, more than once, I've read him off for being partial to a couple of obvious earbangers, and the simplest problem can make...1981, The Marine Corps Gazette

Questions about reads off

What is reads off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reads off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of read off.

Words near reads off in the dictionary

  1. reads in
  2. reads into
  3. reads like an open book
  4. reads lips
  5. reads minds
  6. reads off
  7. reads oneself in
  8. reads out
  9. reads over
  10. reads someone for filth
  11. reads someone the riot act

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