read
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: reads · reading · readen · redd
Sense 1
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. — To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
Something to be read; a written work.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “read” mean?
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Is “read” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.