📖read

verb
/riːd/

Meaning

to look at written words and understand their meaning
to look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter

Example Sentences

I read books before going to bed.

I like to read books before bed.

Synonyms

study, peruse, scan, review, examine
Entry 1
study, peruse, scan, review
Entry 2
peruse, study, examine, scan

Antonyms

write, ignore, overlook, skim
Entry 1
write, ignore, overlook
Entry 2
ignore, skim

Collocations

read books, read aloud, read carefully, love to read, read a book, read thoroughly
Entry 1
read books, read aloud, read carefully, love to read
Entry 2
read a book, read aloud, read thoroughly

More Example Sentences

What are you reading?

I like to read books.

I enjoy reading books.

I don't like to read books.

My hobbies are reading books.

The bread you made was fresh.

May I have some bread, please?

Then I read a book for a while.

I'll have the bread as a starter.

He takes tea at the time of reading newspaper.

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