read

verb

ˈrēd How to pronounce read (audio)
Definition of readnext
1
as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast

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2
as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand the psychic claimed to be able to read his future

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Recent Examples of read Short-term Treasury yields bumped up Friday as investors read his speech as proof the central bank could soon raise interest rates. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Thanks to my friends’ beloved babies and the perks of my job—which have included putting together a list of essential children’s books—I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of reading with children. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 The efficiency is real, but to draft one reply, the model reads the whole record. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Going forward, these weekday articles offering a Christian Science perspective on our lives and the world are being published without a byline and read for audio by our audio team. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for read
Recent Examples of Synonyms for read
  1. scan
  2. predict
  3. peruse
  4. review
  5. skim
  6. study
Verb
  • At Hull’s railway station an hour or so later, a few Manchester United fans are scanning the departures board near Philip Larkin’s statue, which captures the late poet mid-stride.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors will use smartphones to scan codes inside the Icon Park attraction for clues that will help track down five missing artifacts and the story behind the techniques used by Tussaud.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of scan
Verb
  • In April, for example, the head of the International Energy Agency predicted that flights may soon need to be grounded in Europe due to jet fuel shortages.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Processor defenses leave a tiny opening Modern processors improve performance by predicting which path a program is likely to follow and beginning the work before the correct path is confirmed.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of predict
Verb
  • But peruse those metrics that capture the shape of Raleigh’s swing, and not much seems to have changed.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Factor in some time to peruse their retail section, too, featuring fun, global finds and their own house jams.
    — Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of peruse
Verb
  • Congress now has 90 days of continuous session to review the agreement, which would go into effect absent objection.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of review
Verb
  • Winner of the Best Actress prize at Sarajevo after premiering in the Berlinale’s Perspectives section, the film has a bleak, unflinching gaze that sometimes skims the edges of shock-value miserablism.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Over the Fourth of July weekend, a series of storms skimmed the south of the city, pummeling Coney Island and the Rockaways with sand and sending beach umbrellas spinning like tops.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of skim
Verb
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Until now, researchers had not studied the impact of the bridges Fika built.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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