read up on
phrasal verb
read up on; reading up on; reads up on
: to read a lot about (something) in order to learn about it
I read up on the history of the war.
Examples of read up on in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
So Srinivasan read up on Montessori-parenting principles.
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Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Click or tap here to read up on what this change means, which cookies are available in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky and how to find harder-to-get varieties.
—The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Document what has happened, and read up on your employer’s anti-retaliation policies.
—Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Keep in mind when reading up on products that wide-calf and wide-width are not the same thing: Wide-width refers to your foot measurement rather than the calf measurement.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
GameStop's wallet FAQs suggest that MetaMask and some hardware wallets should be compatible after exporting keys, though there are a lot of details to read up on.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
When Carroll came out as asexual to her mother in 2017, Vogel began reading up on the subject and realized how her lack of awareness might have affected her clients.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
Some people will have read up on early pregnancy, miscarriage, and pregnancy loss, others won’t.
—Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
Be sure to read up on all of them, plus all of the other 30 Under 30 2024 categories.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Click or tap here to read up on what this change means, which cookies are available in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky and how to find harder-to-get varieties.
—The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Document what has happened, and read up on your employer’s anti-retaliation policies.
—Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Keep in mind when reading up on products that wide-calf and wide-width are not the same thing: Wide-width refers to your foot measurement rather than the calf measurement.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
GameStop's wallet FAQs suggest that MetaMask and some hardware wallets should be compatible after exporting keys, though there are a lot of details to read up on.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
When Carroll came out as asexual to her mother in 2017, Vogel began reading up on the subject and realized how her lack of awareness might have affected her clients.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
Some people will have read up on early pregnancy, miscarriage, and pregnancy loss, others won’t.
—Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
Be sure to read up on all of them, plus all of the other 30 Under 30 2024 categories.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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