read - Meaning in Konkani

read - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of read in English

read noun

1. something that is read

   Example

   • "the article was a very good read"

read verb

1. make sense of a language

   Synonyms

   translate, translate

   Examples

   • "Can you read Greek?"
   • "She understands French"
2. be a student of a certain subject

   Synonyms

   take

   Example

   • "She is reading for the bar exam"
3. to hear and understand

   Example

   • "I read you loud and clear!"
4. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

   Synonyms

   take

   Examples

   • "How should I take this message?"
   • "I read this address as a satire"
5. interpret something that is written or printed

   Examples

   • "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
   • "read the advertisement"
6. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

   Example

   • "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
7. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

   Examples

   • "I can't read his strange behavior"
   • "She read the sky and predicted rain"
   • "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
8. obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

   Example

   • "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
9. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

   Examples

   • "The gauge read `empty'"
   • "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
10. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

    Example

    • "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
11. have or contain a certain wording or form

    Examples

    • "The passage reads as follows"
    • "What does the law say?"

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