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read
verb
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Divide read into syllables:

read

How to pronounce read:

Definition of read:

read (verb):
to utter aloud the printed or written words of
to look at and understand or take in (written or printed matter)
to study the movements of with mental formulation of the communication expressed
to receive or take in the sense of (letters, symbols, etc.) especially by sight or touch

Synonyms for read:

rereaddecipheranagramtraceconstrueskiminterpretsee

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