Read

biographical name

ˈrēd 

George 1733–1798 American statesman in Revolution

Kids Definition

read

1 of 2 verb

ˈrēd 

read ˈred  ; reading ˈrēd-iŋ 

1

a

: to go over and take in and understand the meaning of letters or symbols

learn to read

read braille

can you read decimals

I can't read your writing

b

: to study the movements of (a speaker's lips) and so understand what is being said

c

: to speak aloud written or printed words

read us a story

d

: to go over and take in the contents of

reading a book

e

: to understand the written form of

reads Spanish

f

: to be able to be read

2

: to learn from what one has seen in writing or printing

read about the fire

3

a

: to discover or figure out the meaning of

read palms

b

: foretell, predict

able to read his fortune

c

: to watch carefully in order to tell what will happen

reading the rapids while canoeing

4

: to show by numbers or letters

the thermometer reads zero

5

a

: to acquire data or information

a scanner reads the bar code

b

: to send to or get from storage

read your program back in

read

2 of 2 adjective

ˈred 

: taught or informed by reading

a well-read person