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To input into the computer from a peripheral device (keyboard, mouse, disk, tape, etc.). Like reading a book or playing an audio cassette or videotape, reading does not destroy what is being read. The term also refers to accessing memory.

Read Out and Write Into

Every transfer of data is a "read out" from some place and a "write into" some other place. Reading a disk means output from the disk drive and input to the computer (write to memory). When data are copied from one memory area to another, the data are "read out" of memory and "written into" memory. See write.

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verb

1. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.
2. To understand in a particular way: construe, interpret, take. See understand/misunderstand.
3. To give a precise indication of, as on a register or scale: indicate, mark, record, register, show. See show/hide.

Idioms beginning with read:
read like an open book
read a lecture
read between the lines
read into
read out of
read someone's mind
read up
ready

See also do you read me; open book, read like an.

v

Definition: comprehend writing
Antonyms: write

sign description: The right V-hand moves down the open palm of the left hand as it jiggles back and forth slightly.

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verb intr.
verb intr., Austral and NZ

you wouldn't read about it expressing astonishment, usu. with an element of incredulity or disgust. (1950 —) .
H. Williams You wouldn't read about it. A bloke his missus reckons was a doctor of philosophy, whatever that was, and just about the biggest dill you could meet (1973).

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For a list of words related to read, see:

• General Technology - read: (vb) receive data into memory
• Curricula, Studies, Learning, and Tests - read: (vb) study a specific field, esp. in Britain
• Football
• Verbs of Sight - read: observe so as to discern the true nature of; scan; study
• Reasoning and Informing - read: utter written words aloud; interpret
• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - read: make out the significance of

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See words rhyming with "read."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - læse, studere, forstå, fortolke, aflæse, indlæse
v. intr. - lyde (hvordan lyder det), stå (hvad står der)
n. - læseværdig (bog, tekst osv.), læsestund
adj. - belæst, lærd

idioms:

• read a lesson    irettesætte, give en reprimande, lektie (læse et stykke af Bibelen i kirken)
• read a person like a book    se lige igennem en person
• read into    opfatte ngt. på en bestemt måde
• read someone the rules    irettesætte ngn.
• read up on    sætte sig ind i
• read-only memory    read-only memory (edb), ROM (edb)
• take something as read    tage for givet, tage for pålydende
• well read    belæst, vidende

Nederlands (Dutch)
lezen, studeren, uitleggen, interpreteren, iemand doorzien, aangeven (thermometer etc.), data lezen of overnemen (computer), ontvangen en begrijpen (radiocommunicatie), het lezen ergens vanuit gaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - lire, lire/décrypter (le braille, une écriture), reconnaître (des signes), interpréter (des réactions), voir (une situation), (GB, Univ) étudier, relever (sur un compteur), lire (baromètre), (Radio, Télécom) recevoir, (Édit) lire, (Comput) lire
v. intr. - lire (à qn), (GB) étudier, préparer (une licence), (GB, Jur) préparer (son entrée au barreau), se lire
n. - (GB) coup d'¯il (sur), lecture
adj. - informé, instruit de

idioms:

• read a lesson    faire la leçon à qn, sermonner qn
• read a person like a book    savoir ce que qn pense
• read back    relire
• read into    lire (qch) à travers (un message), imaginer
• read out    lire (qch) à haute voix
• read out of    lire (qch) à haute voix de
• read someone the rules    préciser à qn les règles
• read something up    étudier qch à fond, potasser (un examen) (fam)
• read up on    potasser, étudier
• read-only memory    (Comput) mémoire morte
• take something as read    considérer comme évident, considérer qch comme allant de soi, considérer qch comme convenu
• well read    instruit, cultivé

Deutsch (German)
v. - lesen, verstehen, studieren, hören, ablesen, deuten, lauten, unterrichten
n. - Lesen, etwas zu Lesendes
adj. - gelesen

idioms:

• read a lesson    einen Bibelauszug vortragen (in der Kirche), tadeln
• read a person like a book    jmdn. genau durchschauen
• read back    eine Nachricht lesen, deren Genauikeit überprüft werden kann
• read into    einlesen in
• read out    laut vorlesen, (Comp) ausgeben, (AmE) ausschließen (aus), (Comp) Ausgabe, die
• read out of    entnehmen aus
• read someone the rules    jmdm. sagen, wie er sich zu verhalten hat
• read something up    studieren
• read up on    sich informieren über
• read-only memory    (Comp.) Festspeicher (Nur-Lese-Speicher)
• take something as read    etwas als wahr od. richtig hinnehmen
• well read    belesen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαβάζω, ερμηνεύω, λέω, διαβάζομαι, σπουδάζω, μελετώ, (για ενδεικτικά όργανα, πινακίδες, κ.λπ.) δείχνω, αναγράφω, φέρω την ένδειξη
n. - ανάγνωση, διάβασμα, (καθομ.) ανάγνωσμα

idioms:

• read a lesson    αντλώ διδάγματα, επιπλήττω, νουθετώ, κατσαδιάζω έντονα
• read a person like a book    διαβάζω (κάποιον) σαν ανοιχτό βιβλίο
• read into    αντιλαμβάνομαι, καταλαβαίνω από
• read someone the rules    απευθύνω αυστηρή προειδοποίηση
• read up on    διαβάζω, μελετώ, εμβαθύνω σε
• read-only memory    (Η/Υ) μνήμη μόνο για ανάγνωση (ROM)
• take something as read    θεωρώ κάτι δεδομένο
• well read    πολυδιαβασμένος, πολυμαθής

Italiano (Italian)
declamare, leggere, studiare, inculcare, spiegare, capire

idioms:

• read a lesson    insegnare
• read a person like a book    leggere in qualcuno come in un libro aperto
• read into    intuire
• read someone the rules    insegnare le regole a qualcuno
• read up on    documentarsi su, studiare su
• read-only memory    memoria per sola lettura
• take something as read    prendere per certo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ler, interpretar, compreender
n. - período de leitura (m)

idioms:

• read a lesson    repreender alguém
• read a person like a book    saber tudo sobre uma pessoa
• read into    dar determinada interpretação
• read someone the rules    dar as regras
• read up on    informar-se sobre um assunto
• read-only memory    somente para leitura
• take something as read    conforme está escrito
• well read    sabe-tudo (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
читать, прочитать, считывать, расценить, чтение

idioms:

• read a lesson    отругать, церковное чтение
• read a person like a book    читать как открытую книгу
• read into    вчитываться
• read someone the rules    разъяснить арестованному его права
• read up on    штудировать
• read-only memory    постоянное запоминающее устройство
• take something as read    принять, подразумевать
• well read    начитанный, эрудированный, проштудированный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - leer, dar lectura a, estudiar, cursar, marcar, indicar, consultar, mirar, decir, interpretar, descifrar, descubrir, aprender, registrar la lectura de un contador, corregir
v. intr. - leer a uno el pensamiento, estudiar, decir, rezar, dar conferencias
n. - lectura, tiempo que se pasa leyendo
adj. - leído, instruido, versado

idioms:

• read a lesson    leerle (a uno) la cartilla, amonestarle
• read a person like a book    conocer a fondo a una persona
• read back    releer, volver a leer
• read into    atribuir (sentido distinto) a
• read out    leer en voz alta
• read out of    expulsar (de una asociación, etc.)
• read someone the rules    llamar a alguien al orden, amonestarle
• read something up    estudiar algo, investigar algo, aprender algo leyendo, reunir información sobre
• read up on    estudiar algo, investigar algo
• read-only memory    memoria sólo de lectura
• take something as read    dar algo por sentado o por hecho
• well read    culto, instruido, leído

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - läsa, avläsa
n. - lässtund

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阅读, 读懂, 朗读, 觉察, 获悉, 读到, 读起来, 一段阅读时间, 读物, 有学问的, 通晓的

idioms:

• read a lesson    训斥, 告诫
• read a person like a book    非常了解某人
• read into    隐藏某种意义, 曲解
• read someone the rules    训斥某人一顿
• read up on    研究, 研读
• read-only memory    只读存储器
• take something as read    不必读出..., 不加推究地相信, 可以肯定...不会有错
• well read    多读的, 博览的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 閱讀, 讀懂, 朗讀, 覺察
v. intr. - 閱讀, 朗讀, 獲悉, 讀到, 讀起來
n. - 一段閱讀時間, 閱讀, 讀物
adj. - 有學問的, 通曉的

idioms:

• read a lesson    訓斥, 告誡
• read a person like a book    非常了解某人
• read into    隱藏某種意義, 曲解
• read someone the rules    訓斥某人一頓
• read up on    研究, 研讀
• read-only memory    唯讀記憶體
• take something as read    不必讀出..., 不加推究地相信, 可以肯定...不會有錯
• well read    多讀的, 博覽的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 읽다, 공부하다, 깨닫다, 이해하다, 해독하다
v. intr. - 읽다, 독서하다, 연구하다
n. - 독서, 독서시간
adj. - 읽어 잘 알고 있는, 읽히고 있는

idioms:

• read into    ~의 뜻으로 해석하다
• read up on    연구하다, 복습하다
• take something as read    ~을 당연한 일로 여기다
• well read    박식한, 박학의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 読む, 読書する, 読み聞かせる, 朗読する, 読み取る, 解く, 読んで知る, 指し示す, 読める, 示す
n. - 読書, 読書時間, 読み物
adj. - 通じている

idioms:

• read a lesson    訓戒する
• read a person like a book    人の心を読み取る
• read between the lines    行間を読む
• read into    読み込む
• read law    法律を学ぶ
• read someone the rules    決まりを説明する
• read the riot act    最後通告をする, ひどく叱り付ける
• read up on    勉強する, 研究する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقرأ (الاسم) قراءة يعتبر شيئ مفهوم وواضح وليس بحاجه تفسير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קרא, הקריא, הבין, פירש, הורה, למד‬
v. intr. - ‮נקרא, הבין, פירש, הורה, למד‬
n. - ‮קריאה, קריאות של ספר‬
adj. - ‮ידען (כתוצאה מקריאה)‬

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