read like an open book in English

Audio: En-au-read like an open book.ogg

Forms: reads like an open book [present, singular, third-person], reading like an open book [participle, present], read like an open book [participle, past], read like an open book [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|read<,,read> like an open book}} read like an open book (third-person singular simple present reads like an open book, present participle reading like an open book, simple past and past participle read like an open book)

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"read like an open book" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms