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.
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Check out those predictions below — and also read up on how to watch the game on TV, listen to it on the radio and what the sportsbooks are predicting.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
The best book on value investing is The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham where an investor can read up on the basic principles of the practice.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Do read up on socializing them.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
The best book on value investing is The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham where an investor can read up on the basic principles of the practice.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Photographers should also read up on our roundups of the best lenses and cameras for astrophotography.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Do read up on socializing them.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for read up on
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“Read up on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20up%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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