definition of
read

[1] #1 read v. interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?". wn

[2] #2 read v. [say] have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?". wn

[3] #3 read v. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon". wn

[4] #4 read v. [scan] obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer". wn

[5] #5 read v. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball". wn