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legere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • read verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.

Senses

legere is used for these senses in English:

  • read (transitive, or, intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
  • read (transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
  • read (transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.

read — full definition

  1. verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.
  2. verb To say written words aloud.
  3. verb To study a subject, especially at university.
  4. verb To interpret or judge a situation, person, or signal.
  5. noun A book, article, or other piece of writing, or an instance of reading it.

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