(v): make sense of; assign a meaning to
(v): have or contain a certain wording or form
(v): have as a feature
(v): look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
(v): express in speech
(v): obtain data from magnetic tapes
(v): make sense of; assign a meaning to
(v): interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
(v): make a prediction about; tell in advance
(v): interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
(v): make sense of; assign a meaning to
(v): be a student of a certain subject
(v): indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
(v): to state or express briefly
(v): audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
(v): perform in order to get a role
(v): to hear and understand
(v): know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
(v): make sense of a language
(v): know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
(n): something that is read
(n): a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
It's even more boring in the past tense. Read. Thud. Bed. Dud.
How could this be such a boring word for such an incredibly mind-expanding, tremendously important activity?
present tense v. past tense.