Dictionary Check: read

"read" is a valid word!

Scrabble 5 points
Words with Friends 5 points

Definition

noun

something that is read

Example: "the article was a very good read"
verb

interpret something that is written or printed

Example: "read the advertisement"
verb

have or contain a certain wording or form

Example: "The passage reads as follows"
Synonyms:
say
verb

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

Example: "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
verb

obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

Example: "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
Synonyms:
verb

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

Example: "She read the sky and predicted rain"

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