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- read is part of the Basic English 850.
Contents
Pronunciation[change]
- noun and present tense
- (UK) enPR: rēd, IPA: /riːd/, SAMPA: /ri:d/
- (US) enPR: rēd, IPA: /rid/, SAMPA: /rid/
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- past tense and past participle
Homophones[change]
- noun and present tense
- past tense and past participle
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- Someone is reading when they are looking at a book or other writing and understanding what it says.
- Have you read this book?
Noun[change]
- (countable) A read is something that you read.
- That last book was a great read.
- (countable) A read is an act of reading something.
- This is a great book. You should give it a read.