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read

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"Follow printed words"

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4 lettersPronunciation /ɹiːd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aderStarts with REnds with D7 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Look at and understand written words

Word origin

From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“advise, counsel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”).

Used in a sentence

  • “Have you read this book?”
  • “He doesn’t like to read.”
  • “She reads Playgirl magazine, goes to a male-strip joint and then complains about sexual harassment on the job.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues

01“Follow printed words”4 letters
02“Go through a novel”4 letters
03“Look over text”4 letters
04“Peruse text”4 letters
05“Scan a book”4 letters
06“Understand written words”4 letters
07“Look at written words”4 letters

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