- pronunciation:
- rid
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
reads, reading, read |
| definition 1: |
When you read, you look at words that are written and use your mind to understand them.
James read fifteen books over summer vacation.Levi likes to read magazines about nature, especially animals.
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| definition 2: |
When you read something to someone, you speak aloud words that are written.
My mother used to read stories to me before bed when I was little.I read the list of things we needed from the grocery store to my dad.- similar words:
- dictate
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| definition 3: |
When you read someone's mood, you can tell how they are feeling just by looking at them or seeing what they are doing. If you read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
Linus has been my friend for so long that I sometimes think we can read each other's minds. |
| definition 4: |
When a clock reads four o'clock, the clock shows four o'clock. If a thermometer reads ninety-eight degrees, it shows ninety-eight degrees.
My watch reads two-thirty exactly. What does your watch say?When I stood on the scale, it read ninety pounds.- similar words:
- register, say
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| definition 5: |
If a mother reads her little boy to sleep, it means that her reading to him makes him go to sleep.
When Kira was little, her grandmother used to read her to sleep. |
| related words: |
interpret, say, study, understand |
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reed (tall grass)?
Read and
reed sound alike but have different meanings. The past tense of
read and the color
red also sound alike but have different meanings.