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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb read 6 of 11 senses of read Sense 1 read => anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise => reread => dip into => spell out => decipher, trace => scan => skim, skim over => lipread Sense 3 read => dictate => call Sense 4 read, scan => misread Sense 6 take read => misread, misinterpret Sense 7 read, register, show record => say => show => strike Sense 8 learn, study, read, take => audit => train, prepare => drill, exercise, practice, practise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb read 6 of 11 senses of read Sense 1 read => anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise => reread => dip into => spell out => decipher, trace => scan => skim, skim over => lipread Sense 3 read => dictate => call Sense 4 read, scan => misread Sense 6 take read => misread, misinterpret Sense 7 read, register, show record => say => show => attest => surcharge => strike Sense 8 learn, study, read, take => audit => train, prepare => apprentice => retrain => drill => drill, exercise, practice, practise Entailment of verb read Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb read 11 senses of read Sense 1 read => interpret, construe, see Sense 2 read, say => have feature Sense 3 read => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize Sense 4 read, scan => interpret, construe, see Sense 5 read => predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise Sense 6 take read => interpret, construe, see Sense 7 read, register, show record => indicate Sense 8 learn, study, read, take Sense 9 read => audition, try out Sense 10 read => understand Sense 11 understand, read, interpret, translate => understand Familiarity of verb read read used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb read Sense 1 read => interpret, construe, see Sense 2 read, say => have feature Sense 3 read => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize -------------- Sense 5 read => predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise Sense 6 take read => interpret, construe, see Sense 10 read => understand -------------- Sense 4 read, scan => interpret, construe, see -------------- Sense 7 read, register, show record => indicate -------------- Sense 8 learn, study, read, take -------------- Sense 9 read => audition, try out -------------- Sense 11 understand, read, interpret, translate => understand -------------- Grep of noun reading first reading lipreading meter reading misreading palm reading play reading reading reading assignment reading clinic reading desk reading lamp reading material reading program reading room reading teacher second reading speed-reading spreading teaching reading Overview of noun reading The noun reading has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (22) reading -- (the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books") 2. (6) reading, meter reading -- (the data presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading") 3. (4) reading -- (a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart") 4. (2) reading, reading material -- (written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport") 5. (1) interpretation, reading, version -- (a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something) 6. Reading -- (a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England) 7. recitation, recital, reading -- (a public instance of reciting or repeating something prepared; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems") 8. reading, meter reading -- (the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company") Overview of verb read The verb read has 11 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (117) read -- (interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?") 2. (17) read, say -- (have or contain a certain wording or form "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?") 3. (15) read -- (look at interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon") 4. (5) read, scan -- (obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer") 5. (5) read -- (interpret the significance of as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior") 6. (5) take read -- (interpret something in a certain way convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; You can't take credit for this!") 7. (4) read, register, show record -- (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'") 8. (4) learn, study, read, take -- (be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam") 9. read -- (audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for Julius Cesar at Stratford this year") 10. read -- (to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!") 11. understand, read, interpret, translate -- (make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?") Grep of adj reading overspreading spreading wide-spreading Overview of noun reading The noun reading has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (22) reading -- (the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books") 2. (6) reading, meter reading -- (the data presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading") 3. (4) reading -- (a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart") 4. (2) reading, reading material -- (written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport") 5. (1) interpretation, reading, version -- (a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something) 6. Reading -- (a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England) 7. recitation, recital, reading -- (a public instance of reciting or repeating something prepared; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems") 8. reading, meter reading -- (the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company") Overview of verb read The verb read has 11 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (117) read -- (interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?") 2. (17) read, say -- (have or contain a certain wording or form "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?") 3. (15) read -- (look at interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon") 4. (5) read, scan -- (obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer") 5. (5) read -- (interpret the significance of as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior") 6. (5) take read -- (interpret something in a certain way convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; You can't take credit for this!") 7. (4) read, register, show record -- (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'") 8. (4) learn, study, read, take -- (be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam") 9. read -- (audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for Julius Cesar at Stratford this year") 10. read -- (to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!") 11. understand, read, interpret, translate -- (make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?")
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