read
Absorb written words
Read, mainly a verb, means to interpret meaning by way of signs—more often than not, through the symbolic system of written language.
Whether you are reading a book, article, review, or report, you are taking in the meaning of it.
If the thing you are reading is not expressed in language, read still means you are interpreting on the basis of signs: She can read the forecast just by looking at the sky.
A read is an informal way to characterize a book or something else that you read, and is usually preceded by an adjective: His latest novel is a slow read. I need an interesting read for the airplane.
Grasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- absorbTake in fully
- digestMetabolize or summarize
assimilate · follow · process · take in · make sense of · get · fathom · apprehend
Study by breaking down
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- inferDerive by reasoning
- deduceReach by reasoning
- construeInterpret meaning or intent
perceive · glean · extrapolate · surmise · divine · gauge · assess · evaluate
New and unusual
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- fictionImagined narrative work
- proseUnversified language
- bookBound written work
story · narrative · chapter · page · author · genre · classic · bestseller
Symbolic communication system
- dataFacts for analysis
- meterDevice that measures usage
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- displayPresentation for viewing
output · printout · readout · scan · sensor · diagnostic · log · file
Speak from memory
- narrateTell a story aloud
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- enunciateSpeak with clarity
declaim · orate · voice · speak · aloud · storytelling · bedtime story · audiobook
Academic subject manual
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
exam · coursework · research · reference · academic · scholarly · dissertation · thesis
understand
Grasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- absorbTake in fully
digest · assimilate · follow · process · take in · make sense of · get · fathom · apprehend · internalize
analyze
Study by breaking down
construe · perceive · glean · extrapolate · surmise · divine · gauge · assess · evaluate · between the lines
novel
New and unusual
book · story · narrative · chapter · page · author · genre · classic · bestseller · paperback
code
Symbolic communication system
display · output · printout · readout · scan · sensor · diagnostic · log · file · binary
recite
Speak from memory
- narrateTell a story aloud
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
enunciate · declaim · orate · voice · speak · aloud · storytelling · bedtime story · audiobook · dictation
textbook
Academic subject manual
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
homework · exam · coursework · research · reference · academic · scholarly · dissertation · thesis · citation
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
report · dispatch · update · briefing · newsletter · blog · feed · scroll · browse · skim
- reads mindsPerceives others' thoughts directly
- mind readerOne who perceives thoughts
- reading aloudSpeaking text for listeners
- reading glassesCorrective lenses for close-up
- mind readingPerceiving others' thoughts directly
- read aloudSpeak written words
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