English dictionary: words starting with read

verb

Look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.

Usage examples:

It's the best novel i've ever read

noun

A period or act of reading something.

Usage examples:

I was having a quiet read of the newspaper

adjective

Understand or interpret the nature or significance of.

Usage examples:

He didn't dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness

idiom

Read what is implied but not expressed on the surface

phrase

Look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated.

Usage examples:

Reading between the lines, i think clare needs money

idiom

To speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn that person that they will be punished if it happens again

Usage examples:

He'd put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot a…

phrasal verb

To spend time reading in order to find out information about something

Usage examples:

It's a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview.

phrasal verb

Read written or printed matter aloud.

Usage examples:

The charges against him were read out

noun

Information that is shown in electronic form, for example on a computer screen

Usage examples:

A read-out of the results of the tests, below you will find a readout of the president's conference…

noun

An occasion when actors, presenters, etc. read a script (= the text of a play, film, show, etc.) out loud together

Usage examples:

I met him at the script read-through., this how we put the show together, from the first read-throu…

phrasal verb

To spend time reading in order to find out information about something

Usage examples:

It's a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview.

noun

The quality of being legible or decipherable.

Usage examples:

Adding or removing space between lines can drastically improve readability

adjective

Able to be read or deciphered; legible.

Usage examples:

A code which is readable by a computer

adverb

In a way that makes something easy and enjoyable to read

Usage examples:

He explains quite technical topics clearly and readably., all of this is simply and readably writte…

verb

Become adjusted to changed conditions again.

Usage examples:

The limpets readapted to submerged life

verb

Become adjusted to changed conditions again.

Usage examples:

The limpets readapted to submerged life

verb

Become adjusted to changed conditions again.

Usage examples:

The limpets readapted to submerged life

adjective

Of, relating to, or involving readaptation; capable of readapting.

verb

Become adjusted to changed conditions again.

Usage examples:

The limpets readapted to submerged life

verb

Change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel).

Usage examples:

The mail is then readdressed and forwarded

verb

Change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel).

Usage examples:

The mail is then readdressed and forwarded

verb

Change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel).

Usage examples:

The mail is then readdressed and forwarded

verb

Change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel).

Usage examples:

The mail is then readdressed and forwarded

noun

A person who reads or who is fond of reading.

Usage examples:

She's an avid reader

noun

A person who reads or who is fond of reading.

Usage examples:

She's an avid reader

noun

The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

The magazine has a readership of just 65,000

noun

The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

The magazine has a readership of just 65,000

verb

To adhere again.

noun

The action or process of adhering again; reattachment; (surgery) the process of forming adhesions again.