"read along" meaning in English

See read along in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reads along [present, singular, third-person], reading along [participle, present], read along [participle, past], read along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|read<,,read> along}} read along (third-person singular simple present reads along, present participle reading along, simple past and past participle read along)
  1. To read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc) Related terms: sing along
    Sense id: en-read_along-en-verb-NHIK2kA- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (along)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for read along meaning in English (1.1kB)

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