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  • 41read — I. verb (read; reading) Etymology: Middle English reden to advise, interpret, read, from Old English rǣdan; akin to Old High German rātan to advise, Sanskrit rādhnoti he achieves, prepares Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to… …

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  • 42read — I [[t]rid[/t]] v. read(red), read•ing [[t]ˈri dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) to look at so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.) 2) to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.): to read a story to a… …

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  • 43read*/*/*/ — [riːd] (past tense and past participle read [red] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to look at and understand words in a letter, book, newspaper etc I read a few chapters every night.[/ex] He was sitting reading in the waiting room.[/ex] By the age of five, he… …

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  • 44read — copy·read; mis·read; proof·read; read; read·abil·i·ty; read·able; read·able·ness; read·ably; read·er; read·er·ship; read·i·ly; read·i·ness; re·read; un·read; read·ing; …

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  • 45read up on — STUDY; informal bone up on; Brit. informal mug up on, swot; archaic con. → read * * * ˌread ˈup on ˌ …

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  • 46read — 1. verb 1) Nadine and Ian were reading the paper by the fireplace Syn: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through; pore over, be absorbed in; run one s eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, flick through, skim through, thumb through 2) he… …

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  • 47read up on — phrasal verb read up on or read up about [transitive] Word forms read up on : present tense I/you/we/they read up on he/she/it reads up on present participle reading up on past tense read up on past participle read up on read up on/about… …

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  • 48Read —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Patronyme Charles Read (1819 1898), figure du protestantisme français George Read (1733 1798), juriste et homme politique américain Henri… …

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  • 49Read On — Die Read On ist eine für den Englischunterricht konzipierte Sprachzeitung des Bremer Verlages Carl Ed. Schünemann KG. Inhalte Read On erscheint seit den 1980er Jahren einmal pro Monat und enthält Artikel über Großbritannien, die USA, Australien… …

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  • 50read — 1. noun /riːd,rid,rɛd/ A reading or an act of reading, especially an actors part of a play. And when he finishes supper / Planning to have a read at the evening paper / Its Put a screw in this wall / He has no time at all... 2. verb… …

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