reads
verb · noun
Form of read , third-person singular of read.
Simple meaning
Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
reedzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹidz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
third-person singular of read
Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
third-person singular of readtransitive or intransitive
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
third-person singular of readtransitive or intransitive
To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
noun
plural of read
A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
plural of readat first especially in the black LGBTQ community
An instance of reading ("calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult").
plural of readin combination
Something to be read; a written work.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
Used this way, reads is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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