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Arread (verb) means (archaic) To state, explain or make something clear.

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(archaic) To state, explain or make something clear.
2
(archaic) To give someone advice or guidance.
3
(archaic) To make a guess about something.
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Etymology

Developed from earlier aread, arede, from Middle English areden, from Old English ārǣdan, ārēdan (“to appoint, prepare; arrange, settle, decide; guess, prophesy, interpret, utter; read, read out, read to”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀrādan, from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną (“to guess”); equivalent to a- + read or a- + rede. It is cognate with German erraten (“to guess”) and Gothic ??????? (urrēdan, “to contrive, discriminate”).

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What is the meaning of arread?
"arread" (verb) means (archaic) To state, explain or make something clear.
What are the different meanings of arread?
"arread" has 3 main meanings: 1. (archaic) To state, explain or make something clear; 2. (archaic) To give someone advice or guidance; 3. (archaic) To make a guess about something.
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