LEARNit Dictionary

read

verb
A1
OPAL
1
A1
to look at and understand the meaning of written or printed words or symbols
خواندن, مطالعه کردن
see also sight-read, speed-read
2
A1
to go through written or printed words, etc. in silence or speaking them to other people
خواندن, مطالعه کردن
I'm going to go to bed and read.
The book is very easy to read.
He liked reading to his grandchildren.
to read a book/magazine/newspaper
to read an article/a report/a letter/a blog/a review
Have you read any Steinbeck ?
one of the most widely read books in the world
I have read every single post in this entire thread.
I didn't have time to read the novel.
I just finished reading your recent article.
He read the poem aloud.
Go on—read it to us.
Statements were read to the court from police officers.
She read us a story.
see also proofread
3
A1
to discover or find out about somebody/something by reading
خواندن, مطالعه کردن
I read about the accident in the local paper.
I read that he had resigned.
I read somewhere that women are starting companies at record rates.
I can't remember where I read it.
That's the most ridiculous thing I have ever read!
Don't believe everything you read in the papers.
I read the reviews on the internet.
4
to guess what somebody else is thinking
فکر خواندن, اندیشه خواندن, ذهن‌خوانی کردن
Tell me what you want—I can't read your mind!
5
to look at the movements of somebody’s lips to learn what they are saying
لب‌خوانی کردن, لب‌خواندن, خواندن لب‌ها, سخن از روی حرکت لب‌ها خواندن, کلمات از روی لب‌ها خواندن
see also lip-read
6
to understand something in a particular way
درک کردن, تعبیر کردن, تفسیر کردن, فهمیدن, تلقی کردن, برداشت کردن
How do you read the present situation?
Silence must not always be read as consent.
synonym interpret
7
to have something written on it; to be written in a particular way
نوشته شده بودن
The sign read ‘No admittance’.
I’ve changed the last paragraph. It now reads as follows…
8
to give a particular impression when read
برداشت کردن, معنا دادن
Generally, the article reads very well.
The poem reads like a translation.
9
to show a particular weight, pressure, etc.
نشان دادن, نمایش دادن, وزن نشان دادن
What does the thermometer read?
10
to get information from a measuring instrument
خواندن
A man came to read the gas meter.
11
to hear and understand somebody speaking on a radio set
شنیدن و فهمیدن, دریافت کردن, شنود کردن
‘Do you read me?’ ‘I'm reading you loud and clear.’
12
to replace one word, etc. with another when correcting a text
تصحیح کردن, جایگزین کردن, تصحیح متن, اصلاح کردن
For ‘madam’ in line 3 read ‘madman’.
13
to study a subject, especially at a university
تحصیل کردن
I read English at Oxford.
She's reading for a law degree.
14
to take information from a disk
خواندن
My computer can't read the CD-ROM you sent.
to read a file into a computer
noun
1
an act or a period of reading something
مطالعه, روخوانی
2
a book, an article, etc. that is good, etc.
کتاب, مقاله, اثر خواندنی, خواندنی
His thrillers are always a gripping read.
The story made an interesting read.
adjective
1
having knowledge that has been gained from reading books, etc.
اهل مطالعه, با مطالعه, مطالعه‌کرده, اهل کتاب, فرهیخته, اهل دانش
see also well read