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# read

«read» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look at written words and understand what they say** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (read, reads, read, reading); noun (a read — a time spent reading)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To read is to look at written words and understand what they say. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#m1)

2) To read aloud is to say the words out loud for others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#m2)

3) To read a clock, a map or a thermometer is to understand what it shows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#m3)

4) A read is a time spent reading: a good read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

reading the whole problem carefully before choosing what to do («Read the question again: what does it ask for?»); as a story verb «read N pages» counts pages; in class reading books, reading aloud; in science read a thermometer or a scale; in everyday life reading signs, reading at bedtime

### examples

- Read the whole problem first, then choose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x1)
- Read the question again: what does it ask for? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x2)
- Mia read 12 pages on Monday and 9 pages on Tuesday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x3)
- Ben has read 15 of the 40 pages in his book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x4)
- Dad reads me a story every night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x5)
- Can you read the time on the clock? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x6)
- I read the label to check for nuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x7)
- That book was a great read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x8)
- "You are learned, and can read." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/#x9)

### note

As a story verb, «read N pages» counts pages; read twice on different days usually means add. Trap: «has read 15 of 40» asks for what is left, 40 − 15. The past form is spelled «read» but said «red». Do not mix «read» (past) with «red» (the colour).

### In the corpora

- [Laundry means sorting colours, reading labels and choosing the right temperature; a red sock in a white wash turns everything pink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/8/)
- [A CV is a short, honest document about your skills, results and work, which employers read to decide whom to meet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/12/)
- [Guessing beyond it is not clever; it can hurt a family with young children who can read the comments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/5/)
- [And behind every story is a real person who may read it too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/7/)
- [Vivid example: in Dublin, Nan reads that an old actor has died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «read» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/read/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.