Definition of read

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• read is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• read is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• read is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of read

• have or contain a certain wording or form (verb)

  Examples

  1. The passage reads as follows

  Synonyms

  1. say
• make sense of a language (verb)

  Examples

  1. Can you read Greek?

  Synonyms

  1. interpret
  2. translate
  3. understand
• obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources (verb)

  Examples

  1. This dictionary can be read by the computer

  Synonyms

  1. scan
• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments (verb)

  Examples

  1. The gauge read `empty'

  Synonyms

  1. record
  2. register
  3. show
• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression (verb)

  Examples

  1. I read this address as a satire

  Synonyms

  1. take
• be a student of a certain subject (verb)

  Examples

  1. She is reading for the bar exam

  Synonyms

  1. learn
  2. study
  3. take
• audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role (verb)
• interpret something that is written or printed (verb)

  Examples

  1. read the advertisement
  2. Have you read Salman Rushdie?
• interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior (verb)

  Examples

  1. She read the sky and predicted rain
  2. I can't read his strange behavior
  3. The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball
• look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed (verb)

  Examples

  1. The King will read the proclamation at noon
• something that is read (noun)

  Examples

  1. the article was a very good read
• to hear and understand (verb)

  Examples

  1. I read you loud and clear!

See definition of read in Merriam Webster