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How to pronounce read
Say it like this: /ɹiːd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does read mean?
verbTo look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
“Have you read this book?”
To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
“Arabic reads right to left.”
To read a work or works written by the named author.
“At the moment I'm reading Milton.”
nounA reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
“I had a read of the evening papers.”
Something to be read; a written work.
“His thrillers are always a gripping read.”
A person's interpretation or impression of something.
“What's your read of the current political situation?”
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