(v)readinterpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior“She read the sky and predicted rain”, “I can't read his strange behavior”, “The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball”
(v)take, readinterpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression“I read this address as a satire”, “How should I take this message?”
(v)read, register, show, recordindicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments“The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero”, “The gauge read `empty'”