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~ audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
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~ interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
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~ interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
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~ look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
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~ interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
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~ to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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~ have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
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~ obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
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~ indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"