"read off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reads off [present, singular, third-person], reading off [participle, present], read off [participle, past], read off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|read<,,read> off}} read off (third-person singular simple present reads off, present participle reading off, simple past and past participle read off)
  1. (transitive) To dictate from a list, especially in a way focused on sequential processing. Tags: transitive Translations (dictate from a list): läsa upp (Swedish), ropa upp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-read_off-en-verb-WK1~Jkjz Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'dictate from a list': 74 19 7
  2. (transitive) To read from a scale or measure. Tags: transitive Translations (read from a scale): aflæse (Danish), leolvas (Hungarian), läsa av (Swedish), avläsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-read_off-en-verb-iBeUn~zx Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'read from a scale': 25 74 1
  3. (transitive, US, military, slang) To scold or reprimand. Tags: US, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Military, Talking
    Sense id: en-read_off-en-verb-ZSmbVPJ3 Disambiguation of Talking: 35 9 56 Categories (other): American English, English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 46 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 23 16 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 21 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 20 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 6 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 9 70 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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