home r Hailey Kiesewetter read [reed] –verb (used with object) 1. to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music. 2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.): reading a story to his children; The actor read his lines in a booming voice. 3. to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it: to be able to read French. 4. to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers: to read Braille. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z rack rain ray rainbow raze radio read reach record recumbent rabbit red-rev rat