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The meaning (definition) of the word read
to look at words on a page and know what they say
The word read used in a sentence
“I love to read picture books before I go to sleep.”
Words that mean the same as read (synonyms)
look at words
How the word read is said around the world
| French | lire (leer) |
| Spanish | leer (layr) |
| Mandarin | 读 (dú) |
| Hindi | पढ़ना (purhuhnah) |
| Arabic | يقرأ |
| Russian | читать (chitat') |
| Portuguese (EU) | ler (layr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ler (layr) |
| Japanese | 読む (yomu) |
| German | lesen (layzuhn) |
| Urdu | پڑھیں (purhayn) |
| Punjabi | ਪੜ੍ਹੋ (purhoh) |
| Korean | 읽다 (ilgda) |
| Hebrew | לִקְרוֹא (leekroh) |
| Greek | ανάγνωση (anagnose) |
| Dutch | lezen (layzuhn) |
| Tagalog | basahin (bahsaheen) |
| Vietnamese | đọc (dawk) |
| Turkish | Okumak (ohkoomahk) |
| Persian | خواندن (khahndahn) |
| Polish | Czytać (chitahch) |
| Ukrainian | читати (chytaty) |
| Bengali | পড়ুন (pawrnaw) |
| Swedish | läsa (lairsah) |
| Italian | Leggere (lejayray) |
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