Synonyms for read
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Understand — to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
understand, interpret, scan, decipher, translate, uncipher dated
2. Learn — to study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university
3. Hear — to be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection
Definitions
- v. 1
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
- v. 2
To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
- v. 3
To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
I am reading theology at university.
- v. 4
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
Arabic reads right to left.
Related words
- Word family
- readability readable read-along read-aloud reader read-in reading read-only
- Phrases
- on read read my lips read the room read the table beach read table read read out
Example sentences
- understand I understand now why he didn't go to a university.
- scan Tomorrow, a CT-scan of my intestines will be made.
- interpret Translators are responsible people who interpret.
- decipher Investigators are trying to decipher what happened.
- learn That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| read | steady | |
| understand | rising | |
| scan | rising | |
| interpret | rising | |
| decipher | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1, run1
- 4 letters
- take1, show1, hear1, copy2, scan1
- 5 letters
- study2, learn1, speak1, clock1
- 6 letters
- record2, peruse2
- 7 letters
- receive2
- 8 letters
- register3, decipher3, uncipher
- 9 letters
- translate2, interpret3
- 10 letters
- understand3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy2 = 2 syllables).