"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 Coordinate_terms: count off#Verb, count out#English:_enumerate, read out#Verb Translations (dictate from a list): läsa upp (Swedish), ropa upp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-read_off-en-verb-WK1~Jkjz Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 42 26 32 Disambiguation of 'dictate from a list': 77 20 3
  2. (transitive) To read from a scale or measure. Tags: transitive Coordinate_terms: read out#Verb Translations (read from a scale): aflæse (Danish), leolvas (Hungarian), läsa av (Swedish), avläsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-read_off-en-verb-iBeUn~zx Disambiguation of 'read from a scale': 25 74 1
  3. (transitive, US, military, slang) To scold or reprimand. Tags: US, slang, transitive Coordinate_terms: chew out#Verb, tell off#Verb
    Sense id: en-read_off-en-verb-ZSmbVPJ3 Categories (other): American English, Military, 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: 31 20 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 22 17 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 22 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 19 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 13 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 6 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 12 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 12 72 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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