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read
verb as in look at and understand written word
Strong matches
apprehend, comprehend, construe, decipher, discover, glance, perceive, peruse, skim, unravel
Weak matches
bury oneself in, dip into, flip through, go over, go through, leaf through, make out, pore over, scratch the surface
Example Sentences
My profile was just a photo of my eye and a passage from a novel — something about how a couple reads their books: One dog-ears and underlines; the other keeps their reading material pristine.
Some of the protesters held placards that read: “Our hands are stained with mud. Theirs are stained with blood.”
"At the conclusion of the season, Claudio will transition into a senior executive role, where he will be an adviser to the ownership on all sporting matters at the club," a Roma statement read.
Nayfack: I wish more evangelical Christians would go back and read their Bibles.
“I know with my reads and my tracks, I’m going to set them up to be successful.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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