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reads someone's lips

reads someone's lips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of read someone's lips.

Meaning of read someone's lips

Verb

read someone's lips (third-person singular simple present reads someone's lips, present participle reading someone's lips, simple past and past participle read someone's lips)

  1. To discern what someone 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.
  2. (idiomatic) To pay close attention (often imperative).
    • Read my lips. We are not going to the park today, and that is final.

Questions about reads someone's lips

What is reads someone's lips the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reads someone's lips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of read someone's lips.

Words near reads someone's lips in the dictionary

  1. reads over
  2. reads someone for filth
  3. reads someone the riot act
  4. reads someone to filth
  5. reads someone's beads
  6. reads someone's lips
  7. reads someone's mind
  8. reads the car
  9. reads the green
  10. reads the mail
  11. reads the room

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