Clues for the word "READ"

We've had 414 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1087 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on May 27, 2026.

Definition of read

n. - Rennet. See 3d Reed.
imp. & p. p. - of Read
v. t. - To advise; to counsel.
v. t. - To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
v. t. - To tell; to declare; to recite.
v. t. - To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.
v. t. - Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.
v. t. - To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation.
v. t. - To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law.
v. i. - To give advice or counsel.
v. i. - To tell; to declare.
v. i. - To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document.
v. i. - To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
v. i. - To learn by reading.
v. i. - To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.
v. i. - To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly.
v. t. - Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.
v. - Reading.
- imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i.
a. - Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.