read

read is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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

• enPR: rĕd
• IPA: /rɛd/
• SAMPA: /rEd/

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Homophones

noun and present tense

• reed

past tense and past participle

• red

Verb

Plain form read

Third person singular reads

Simple past read

Past participle read

Present participle reading

This man is reading a newspaper

1. Someone is reading when they are looking at a book or other writing and understanding what it says.

   Have you read this book?

Noun

Singular read

Plural reads

1. (countable) A read is something that you read.

   That last book was a great read.

2. (countable) A read is an act of reading something.

   This is a great book. You should give it a read.