ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt

ɹɛd ɹid ɹɨˈkɔːd ɹɪˈkɔɹd ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tɚ skæn ʃəʊ ʃoʊ teɪk tɹɑːnzˈleɪt tɹænzˈleɪt ˈtɹɛnzlæet (ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd ˌʌndɚˈstænd ˌɞndəɹˈstand make sense of a language She understands French Can you read Greek? be a student of a certain subject She is reading for the bar exam to hear and understand I read you loud and clear! interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression I read this address as a satire How should I take this message? interpret something that is written or printed read the advertisement Have you read Salman Rushdie? look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed The King will read the proclamation at noon interpret 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 obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources This dictionary can be read by the computer indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero The gauge read ‘empty’ audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role He is auditioning for ‘Julius Caesar’ at Stratford this year have or contain a certain wording or form The passage reads as follows What does the law say? something that is read the article was a very good read