read, v.
(reading, reads)
freq. cnt. 169
(reading, reads)
freq. cnt. 169
interpret something that is written or printed
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 115 freq. cnt.: 115
read
sample sentences
"read the advertisement""Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
hyponym
have or contain a certain wording or form
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 8
read say
sample sentences
"The passage reads as follows""What does the law say?"
verb frames
Something ----s Adjective/NounSomething ----s something
verb frames
Something ----s Adjective/NounSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
read
sample sentences
"The King will read the proclamation at noon"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s to somebody
The parents %s a French poem to the children
The parents %s the children a French poem
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 5
read take
sample sentences
"I read this address as a satire""How should I take this message?"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something PPverb frames
Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
read
sample sentences
"She read the sky and predicted rain""I can't read his strange behavior"
"The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
read scan
sample sentences
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
be a student of a certain subject
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3
learn read study take
sample sentences
"She is reading for the bar exam"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hyponym
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
read record register show
sample sentences
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero""The gauge read `empty'"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
make sense of a language
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
interpret read translate understand
sample sentences
"She understands French""Can you read Greek?"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
to hear and understand
<verb.cognition>
read
sample sentences
"I read you loud and clear!"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
<verb.creation>
read