"read out" meaning in English

See read out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/, /ˌɹɛd ˈaʊt/ Audio: En-au-read out.ogg Forms: reads out [present, singular, third-person], reading out [participle, present], read out [participle, past], read out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|read<,,read> out}} read out (third-person singular simple present reads out, present participle reading out, simple past and past participle read out)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Coordinate_terms: read off#Verb Translations (read something and say the words to others): vorlesen (German), verlesen (German), recitō (Latin), पठति (paṭhati) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-read_out-en-verb-UbjD-N90 Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of 'read something and say the words to others': 83 10 7
  2. (transitive, idiomatic, US) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself. Tags: US, idiomatic, transitive Coordinate_terms: read off#Verb
    Sense id: en-read_out-en-verb-A4tH7-sP Categories (other): American English, English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax, Talking Disambiguation of English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax: 8 44 48 Disambiguation of Talking: 36 35 29
  3. (transitive, law) To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability. Tags: transitive Coordinate_terms: count out#Verb
    Sense id: en-read_out-en-verb-i3vBrJ-2 Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Talking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 31 63 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 14 30 56 Disambiguation of English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax: 8 44 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 16 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 14 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 21 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 16 18 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Talking: 36 35 29 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: read-out [noun], readout [noun]

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call."
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        "(of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic, US) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself."
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "read something and say the words to others",
      "word": "vorlesen"
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      "word": "पठति"
    }
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}

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