To read between the lines
- To read between the lines
- Read Read, v. i.
1. To give advice or counsel. [Obs.]
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2. To tell; to declare. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over
and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like
document.
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So they read in the book of the law of God
distinctly, and gave the sense. --Neh. viii.
8.
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4. To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
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5. To learn by reading.
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I have read of an Eastern king who put a judge to
death for an iniquitous sentence. --Swift.
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6. To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or
consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage
reads thus in the early manuscripts.
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7. To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence
reads queerly.
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{To read between the lines}, to infer something different
from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning
as distinguished from the apparent meaning.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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read between the lines — {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer s meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some kinds of poetry make you read between the lines./ * /A clever foreign correspondent can often avoid censorship by careful wording, leaving his… … Dictionary of American idioms
read between the lines — {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer s meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some kinds of poetry make you read between the lines./ * /A clever foreign correspondent can often avoid censorship by careful wording, leaving his… … Dictionary of American idioms
read between the lines — If you read between the lines, you find the real message in what you re reading or hearing, a meaning that is not available from a literal interpretation of the words … The small dictionary of idiomes
read between the lines — ► read between the lines look for or discover a meaning that not explicitly stated. Main Entry: ↑read … English terms dictionary
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read between the lines — verb read what is implied but not expressed on the surface • Hypernyms: ↑interpret, ↑construe, ↑see • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s something Somebody s that CLAUSE * * * … Useful english dictionary
Read Between the Lines — Infobox Album Name = Read Between the Lines Type = studio Artist = Aaron Tippin Released = 1992 Recorded = Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Genre = Country Length = 31:58 Label = RCA Nashville Producer = Emory Gordy, Jr. Reviews =… … Wikipedia
read between the lines — to find a hidden meaning in something said or written. The report doesn t criticize the research directly, but you can read between the lines that the review committee wasn t impressed. Usage notes: sometimes used without the verb: Leo read… … New idioms dictionary
read\ between\ the\ lines — v. phr. To understand all of a writer s meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. Some kinds of poetry make you read between the lines. A clever foreign correspondent can often avoid censorship by careful wording, leaving his audience to… … Словарь американских идиом
read between the lines — see what is not written, read the implied message, find the hidden meaning If we read between the lines, the memo says the company is going to be sold … English idioms
read between the lines — verb to infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives … Wiktionary