[{"word":"reads","phonetic":"/ɹiːdz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɹiːdz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in combination) Something to be read; a written work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His thrillers are always a gripping read."},{"definition":"A person's interpretation or impression of something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"What's your read of the current political situation?"},{"definition":"An instance of reading.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.","synonyms":["interpret","make out","make sense of","scan","understand"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Have you read this book?"},{"definition":"To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.","synonyms":["read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak"],"antonyms":[],"example":"All right, class, who wants to read next?"},{"definition":"To read work(s) written by (a named author).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"At the moment I'm reading Milton."},{"definition":"To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I can read his feelings in his face."},{"definition":"To consist of certain text.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"On the door hung a sign that reads \"No admittance\"."},{"definition":"Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Arabic reads right to left."},{"definition":"To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.","synonyms":["copy","hear","receive"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Do you read me?"},{"definition":"To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance."},{"definition":"(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.","synonyms":["learn","study"],"antonyms":[],"example":"I am reading theology at university."},{"definition":"To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard"},{"definition":"To think, believe; to consider (that).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To advise; to counsel. See rede.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To tell; to declare; to recite.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To recognise (someone) as being transgender.","synonyms":["clock"],"antonyms":["pass"],"example":"Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me."},{"definition":"To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["clock","copy","hear","receive","interpret","make out","make sense of","scan","understand","learn","study","read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak"],"antonyms":["pass"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/read","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reads"]}]