READ

verb [I or T ] A1 (irregular: read - read - read) • read (something) to someone; read someone something💡PRONUNCIATION: present tense /riːd/ (sounds like "reed"), past tense and past participle /red/ (sounds like the color "red") • freq in AmE: 10/10

to look at and understand written or printed words, letters, or symbols; to speak written words aloud; to obtain information from instruments or displays

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • I read about the accident; she loves reading about history; have you read about...? • freq in AmE: 10/10

to read text or information concerning a particular topic or person

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • read (something) to someone = read someone (something) • freq in AmE: 10/10

to read aloud for another person to hear; commonly used with children or for entertainment

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • read (something) to someone = read someone (something) • freq in AmE: 10/10

to read specific text or material aloud for another person to hear

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • read (something) to someone = read someone (something) • freq in AmE: 10/10

to read specific text or material aloud to a person (alternative word order with indirect object first)

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • read (something) aloud/out loud (to someone) • read (something) aloud so...; read (something) aloud from... • freq in AmE: 9/10

to read with your voice so others can hear; to speak written words audibly

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • read (something) aloud/out loud (to someone) • read (something) aloud so...; read (something) aloud from... • freq in AmE: 9/10

to read with your voice so others can hear; to speak written words audibly

grammar pattern with read verb [I or T ] A2 (read - read - read) • opposite: read (something) aloud/out loud (to someone)💡Note: "read silently" = mental reading, no vocalization; "read quietly" = with voice, but softly/in low volume • freq in AmE: 9/10

to read without speaking; to process written text mentally without vocalizing

grammar pattern with read verb [T ] B2 (read - read - read) • don't read this as criticism; she read the comment as...; could be read as... • freq in AmE: 8/10

to interpret or understand something in a particular way; to perceive meaning or significance