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What is the verb for read?

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read
  1. (obsolete) To think, believe; to consider (that).
  2. (transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
  3. (transitive or intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
  4. (transitive) To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc.
  5. To consist of certain text.
  6. (intransitive) Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
  7. (transitive) To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
  8. (informal, usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
  9. (transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
  10. (transitive, Britain) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
  11. (computing) To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
  12. (obsolete) To advise; to counsel. See rede.
  13. (obsolete) To tell; to declare; to recite.
  14. (transitive, transgender) To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
  15. (at first especially in the black LGBT community) To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.
  16. Synonyms:
      17. peruse, study, scan, scrutinise, scrutinize, browse, examine, inspect, skim, view, follow, con, devour, glance through, go over, go through, look at, look over, look through, pore over, browse through, flick through, flip through, leaf through, refer to, thumb through, bury oneself in, cast an eye over, plough through, run your eye over, skim through, wade through, be absorbed in, dip into, survey, thumb, flip, riffle, leaf, check, analyze, look, review, consider, run through, check out, analyse, take stock of, glance, explore … more
  17. Examples:
      18. “I like to read the newspaper over a cup of coffee every morning.”
      “Hannah stood before the group to nervously read her poem, not knowing that Ryan the scoundrel would use her words against her.”
      “My pet dog instinctively knows how to read my facial expressions.”
reading
  1. present participle of read
  2. Synonyms:
      3. understanding, comprehending, fathoming, following, grasping, discerning, getting, apprehending, cognizing, noting, registering, seeing, sensing, absorbing, realising, realizing, catching, catching on, cottoning on, deducing, figuring out, getting it, getting the idea, getting the picture, getting the point, interpreting, knowing, learning, making out, making sense of, taking in, working out, acquiring, assimilating, decoding, finding out, taking on, translating, twigging, being aware of, catching on to, cracking, deciphering, digging, envisaging, getting the message, getting to know, getting to the bottom of, keeping up with, latching on to … more
readest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of read
  2. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of read
reads
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of read
  2. Synonyms:
      3. says, indicates, shows, displays, illustrates, signals, specifies, suggests, announces, broadcasts, discloses, demonstrates, denotes, reveals, symbolizes, brandishes, designates, evinces, exhibits, exposes, features, imparts, intimates, makes clear, making known, pins down, points at, points out, points to, points toward, presents, promulgates, publishes, represents, showcases, signifies, symbolises, uncovers, records, marks, registers, measures, delivers, has as a reading, expresses, declares, communicates, states, conveys, makes known … more
readeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of read
readed
  1. (nonstandard) simple past tense of read
readen
  1. (archaic or dialect) past participle of read
  2. Synonyms:
      3. seen, sensed, detected, discerned, felt, inferred, intuited, perceived, picked up, apprehended, observed, read, recognised, recognized, apperceived, gotten the impression, had a feeling, had a hunch, suspected, felt in bones, felt in gut, gotten vibes, scented, smelled, smelt, shown, indicated, displayed, signaled, signalled, specified, revealed, designated, recorded, marked, registered, showed, measured, delivered, had as a reading, denoted, signified, symbolized, manifested, symbolised, witnessed, betokened, evidenced, pointed to … more
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