Definition of "Read" :

noun: something that is read

"The article was a very good read."

verb: make sense of a language

"Can you read Greek?."

verb: be a student of a certain subject

"She is reading for the bar exam."

verb: to hear and understand

"I read you loud and clear!."

verb: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

"I read this address as a satire."

verb: interpret something that is written or printed

"Read the advertisement."

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

"The King will read the proclamation at noon."

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

"She read the sky and predicted rain."

verb: obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

"This dictionary can be read by the computer."

verb: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

"The gauge read empty'."

verb: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

verb: have or contain a certain wording or form

"The passage reads as follows."