read

read
v.

1) (A) she read a nice story to the children; or: she read the children a nice story

2) (D; intr.) to read about

3) (d; intr., tr.) to read for (she used to read for the patients in the nursing home; could you read that material for me?)

4) (esp. BE) (d; intr.) ('to study') to read for (to read for a degree; to read for the bar)

5) (d; tr.) to read into ('to attribute') (don't try to read anything else into her letter)

6) (AE) (d; tr.) to read out of ('to exclude') (he was read out of the party)

7) (d; intr.) to read to (she loves to read to the children)

8) (misc.) to read by candlelight; to read a language fluently; to read between the lines; to read aloud; the letter reads like an accusation; the cablegram reads as follows...; to read a child to sleep; to read smb. like a book ('to comprehend smb.'s motives very clearly')

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or: she read the children a nice story
the cablegram reads as follows. . .
the letter reads like an accusation
to read a child to sleep
to read a language fluently
to read aloud
to read between the lines
to read smb. like a book ('to comprehend smb. 's motives very clearly')
(A) she read a nice story to the children
(D; intr.) to read about
(misc.) to read by candlelight
(d; tr.) to read into (don't try to read anything else into her letter; 'to attribute')
(AE) (d; tr.) to read out of (he was read out of the party; 'to exclude')
(d; intr.) to read to (she loves to read to the children)
(d; intr., tr.) to read for (she used to read for the patients in the nursing home; could you read that material for me?)
(esp. BE) (d; intr.) ('to study') to read for (to read for a degree; to read for the bar)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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