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read sth over/through
[ M ]
to read something quickly from the beginning to the end, especially to find mistakes
• I read your proposal through last night and I think we'll agree to it.
• Always read over your work when you've finished., read sth out
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to read something and say the words aloud so that other people can hear , read sth into sth
to believe that an action, remark or situation has a particular importance or meaning, often when this is not true
• Don't read too much into her leaving so suddenly - she probably just had a train to catch.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with READ, Also see DO YOU READ ME; OPEN BOOK, READ LIKE AN.
American Heritage Idioms
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verb ADV. aloud listening to children reading aloud | silently | carefully, with interest He read her letter with interest. | avidly, voraciously She read avidly from an early age?books, magazines, anything. | out Shall I read this out to you? VERB + READ be able to, can/could Most children can read by the age of seven. | learn (how) to | teach sb (how) to PREP. about Hogan had read about her death in the papers. | from She read from the letter. | of I had read of the case in the local newspaper. | through I read through the first paragraph again. | to I read a story to my son every night. PHRASES read and write She had great difficulty learning to read and write., noun activity of reading ADJ. good | quiet VERB + READ have I had a good read of the paper before they arrived. writer/book ADJ. compelling, good, great, interesting VERB + READ be, make The story made an interesting read.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
study:
You must read this book.
verb
deliver:
You'll read this speech to the members.
Simple Definitions
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read
to look at and understand the words in a book, magazine, letter etc for interest, enjoyment, or study:
• What book are you reading at the moment? • I usually read the newspaper on the way to work.
flick/flip/leaf through something
to turn the pages of a book, magazine etc quickly, looking for things that might interest you:
• While I was waiting, I flicked through a magazine. • She was flipping through the pages of an encyclopedia. • Cunningham was leafing through a copy of the Financial Times at his desk amidst a cloud of cigar-smoke.
browse through something
to spend time looking through a book, magazine etc without any clear purpose, looking for things that might interest you:
• Would you like to browse through our holiday brochure?
skim/scan (through) something
to read something quickly to get the main ideas or find a particular piece of information:
• I want you to skim through the article and write a short summary of it. • Tony scanned the menu for a vegetarian option.
pore over something
to read something very carefully for a long time:
• They spent weeks poring over guidebooks and planning their holiday.
devour something
to read something quickly and eagerly:
• Her young fans devour her books.
dip into something
to read short parts of something:
• It’s a book you can dip into rather than read from cover to cover.
plough/wade through something
to read something long and boring:
• He’s upstairs ploughing through financial reports. • I can’t possibly wade through all this.
surf the Net/Internet/Web
to look quickly through information on the Internet, stopping to read what interests you:
• I was surfing the Net, trying to find my ideal job.
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