"read" meaning in English

See read in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /riːd/ [UK], /rid/ [US], /rɛd/ Audio: en-us-read.ogg [US], en-uk-to read.ogg [UK], en-us-read-past.ogg [US] Forms: read [singular], reads [plural]
enPR: rēd [UK], rēd [US], rĕd Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A read is something that you read.
    Sense id: simple-read-en-noun-BCPCyiCQ
  2. A read is an act of reading something.
    Sense id: simple-read-en-noun--T1udwaO

Verb

IPA: /riːd/ [UK], /rid/ [US], /rɛd/ Audio: en-us-read.ogg [US], en-uk-to read.ogg [UK], en-us-read-past.ogg [US] Forms: read [canonical], reads [third-person, singular], read [past], read [past, participle], reading [present, participle]
enPR: rēd [UK], rēd [US], rĕd Head templates: {{verb2|read|reads|read|read|reading}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone is reading when they are looking at a book or other writing and understanding what it says.
    Sense id: simple-read-en-verb-5nW7B4RP
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