read
[/riːd/ (present) /rɛd/ (past)]
verb
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1. to look at and comprehend written or printed words
I read a book every night.
Eu leio um livro toda noite.
2. to speak aloud the words that are written or printed
She read the poem to the class.
Ela leu o poema para a turma.
3. to interpret or understand the meaning of something
Can you read his expression?
Você consegue ler sua expressão?
4. to obtain information from written material
I read that it will rain tomorrow.
Eu li que vai chover amanhã.
Related Idioms & Phrases
read between the lines (interpretar implicitamente)
read someone like a book (conhecer alguém muito bem)
read my lips (ouça o que digo)
well-read (bem informado, culto)
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