read noun
1 activity of reading
ADJ. good | quiet
VERB + READ have I had a good read of the paper before they arrived.
2 writer/book
ADJ. compelling, good, great, interesting
VERB + READ be, make The story made an interesting read.
read verb
ADV. aloud listening to children reading aloud | silently | carefully, with interest He read her letter with interest. | avidly, voraciously She read avidly from an early age?books, magazines, anything. | out Shall I read this out to you?
VERB + READ be able to, can/could Most children can read by the age of seven. | learn (how) to | teach sb (how) to
PREP. about Hogan had read about her death in the papers. | from She read from the letter. | of I had read of the case in the local newspaper. | through I read through the first paragraph again. | to I read a story to my son every night.
PHRASES read and write She had great difficulty learning to read and write.
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