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2022 death in Canton, Massachusetts, US
Massachusetts, United States. O'Keefe's girlfriend, financial analyst Karen Read, had dropped him off at a party at the Albert household shortly after midnight
Death_of_John_O'Keefe
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George Read may refer to: George C. Read (1788–1862), United States Navy admiral George E. Read (1838–1910), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
George_Read
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
Read-only memory (ROM) is a form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified
Read-only_memory
Software information file
are many other similar names used for the same purpose including "Read Me" and "READ.ME". Sometimes the file name includes an extension to indicate the
README
Dutch footballer (born 2006)
Givairo Read (née Givairo Dundas; born 2 June 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord. Read started
Givairo_Read
Reading of a screenplay or script by actors with speaking parts
The read-through, table-read, or table work is a stage of film, television, radio, and theatre production when an organized reading of the screenplay or
Read-through
Australian criminal (1954–2013)
Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (17 November 1954 – 9 October 2013) was an Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author. Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical
Mark_"Chopper"_Read
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Ronald Read may refer to: Ronald C. Read (1924–2019), British mathematician Ronald Kingsley Read (1887–1975), creator of a writing system Ronald Read (philanthropist)
Ronald_Read
Survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003
The Big Read was a survey on books that was carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, when over 700 thousand votes were received from the British
The_Big_Read
Medical code system used in the UK
Read codes are a clinical terminology system that was in widespread use in General Practice in the United Kingdom until around 2018, when NHS England switched
Read_code
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Mark Read may refer to: Mark Read (bookmaker), Australian bookmaker of the 1980s Mark Read (singer) (born 1978), British singer/songwriter, member of
Mark_Read
English television personality (born 1986)
Thomas Read Wilson (born 12 November 1986) is an English television presenter, author, actor and singer. He is best known as the client coordinator on
Tom_Read_Wilson
2020 novel by Emily Henry
Beach Read is a 2020 contemporary romance novel by Emily Henry. An audiobook was released by Penguin Random House Audio. January Andrews is a successful
Beach_Read
English female pirate (died 1721)
Mary Read (died April 1721), was an English pirate who served under John Rackham. She and Anne Bonny were among the few female pirates during the "Golden
Mary_Read
American actor (born 1953)
James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American actor. He played the role of George Hazard in the North and South television miniseries, and
James_Read
British philosopher and logician (1848–1931)
Carveth Read (1848–1931) was a 19th- and 20th-century British philosopher and logician. He was born 16 March 1848 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. He was
Carveth_Read
Spouse of Benjamin Franklin (c.1708–1774)
Deborah Read Franklin (c. 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until
Deborah_Read
Fictional character
Arthur Timothy Read is a fictional anthropomorphic aardvark created by the author Marc Brown. The titular main character of the book and television series
Arthur_Read
American composer
Daniel Read (November 16, 1757 – December 4, 1836) was an American composer of the First New England School, and one of the primary figures in early American
Daniel_Read
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up read between the lines in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Read between the lines" is an English idiom for inferring a deeper or hidden meaning
Read_between_the_lines
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Simon Read may refer to: Simon Read (footballer) in 1989–90 Football Conference Simon Read (artist) who worked with Jock McFadyen Simon Read, founder of
Simon_Read
English radio presenter and musician (born 1947)
Michael David Kenneth Read (born 1 March 1947) is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster
Mike_Read
Topics referred to by the same term
up read-only in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In computer technology, read-only can refer to: Read-only memory (ROM), a type of storage media Read-only
Read-only
Method of presenting written information
Easy read refers to a range of practices for adapting written information. Despite limited and mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness, easy read has
Easy_read
President of Alverno College
Joel Read, SSSF (born Janice Anne Read; December 30, 1925 – May 25, 2017) was an American religious sister and the president of Alverno College from 1968
Joel_Read
Pop culture podcast
The Read is a weekly pop culture podcast. One of several podcasts affiliated with the Loud Speakers Network, The Read is hosted by American comedians
The_Read
Read–write memory, or RWM, is a type of computer memory that can be easily written to as well as read from using electrical signaling normally associated
Read–write_memory
In DNA sequencing, a read is an inferred sequence of base pairs (or base pair probabilities) corresponding to all or part of a single DNA fragment. A typical
Read_(biology)
English conductor (1879–1965)
Ernest Read CBE (22 February 1879 – 9 October 1965) was an English conductor, organist, and music educator. He had a profound impact on the development
Ernest_Read
Method to access file data on a computer
to be read from the file. The read system call interface is standardized by the POSIX specification. Data from a file is read by calling the read function:
Read_(system_call)
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Margaret Read may refer to: Margaret Read (architect) Margaret Read (anthropologist) Margaret Read (musician) Margaret Read MacDonald, née Read, American
Margaret_Read
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Matthew Read may refer to: Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player Matthew Read (chess boxer) Matthew Read (screenwriter) and producer Matthew Reed (disambiguation)
Matthew_Read
British philosopher (born 1966)
Rupert Read (born 1966) is an environmental philosopher, public intellectual, and the founder and current director of the Climate Majority Project. He
Rupert_Read
Tracy Glenn Read (December 23, 1961 – July 25, 1987) was a campaigner on the Automobile Racing Club of America tour. His first race was on October 31,
Tracy_Read
British police officer and boxing administrator (1925–2020)
Leonard Ernest "Nipper" Read (31 March 1925 – 7 April 2020) was a British police officer and boxing administrator. Leonard Ernest Read was born in Nottingham
Nipper_Read
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William Read may refer to: William Read (priest), Archdeacon of Barnstaple, 1679–1703 William Read (oculist) (1648–1715), quack medical practitioner William
William_Read
Children's classroom magazine
READ Magazine was a children's classroom magazine for grades 6–10, published by Weekly Reader Corporation. It included a mix of classic and contemporary
Read_(magazine)
Taking in the meaning of letters or symbols
activity, done silently, although on occasion a person reads out loud for other listeners, or reads aloud for one's own use (e.g., for better comprehension)
Reading
Topics referred to by the same term
Alexander Read may refer to: Alexander Read (surgeon) (1786–1870), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Alex Read (born 1991), Australian
Alexander_Read
Australian politician
Keith John Read (born 4 May 1961) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Murray in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Keith_Read
American journalist, author, and television personality (born 1981)
conjunction with her mother, designed to encourage children to read. The book, entitled Read All About It!, was published on April 22, 2008, also by HarperCollins
Jenna_Bush_Hager
Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
Aaron Read is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian from Burnaby, British Columbia. He is most noted for his performance in the 2018 film When the Storm
Aaron_Read
British poet and writer (born 1971)
Sally Read (born 1971 in Suffolk0 is a British poet and writer and former psychiatric nurse. Sally Read attended Tavistock Comprehensive School. She received
Sally_Read
American former enslaved woman (1837 – 1906)
Cornelia Read (1837 – 1906) was an American woman known for her redemption from slavery. She was born into slavery on 30 May 1837 in Charleston, South
Cornelia_Read
English cricketer
Glen George Read was born on 4 September 1981 in Cuckfield, West Sussex and played cricket in his formative years for Sussex 2nd XI before going to Durham
Glen_Read
Web-based literary program for boys
Guys Read is a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author Jon Scieszka in 2001. Its mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong
Guys_Read
Android language-learning app
Read Along, formerly known as Bolo, is an Android language-learning app for children developed by Google for the Android operating system. The application
Read_Along
New Zealand rugby union player (born 1985)
Kieran James Read ONZM (born 26 October 1985) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played as a number 8 and is a former captain of the New Zealand
Kieran_Read
Read-mostly memory (RMM) is a type of memory that can be read fast, but written to only slowly. Historically, the term was used to refer to different
Read-mostly_memory
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Paul Read may refer to: Paul Read (footballer) (born 1973), retired English footballer Paul Read (music producer), British recording engineer and music
Paul_Read
English motorcycle racer (1939–2022)
Phillip William Read, MBE (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from
Phil_Read
American journalist (born 1957)
Richard Read (born 1957) is a freelance reporter based in Seattle, where he was a national reporter and bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times from 2019
Richard_Read
Synchronization primitive in computing
from being locked in read-mode to write-mode, as well as being downgraded from write-mode to read-mode. Upgrading a lock from read-mode to write-mode is
Readers–writer_lock
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Read House may refer to: Read House & Gardens, New Castle, Delaware, operated by Delaware Historical Society Cheney Read House, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Read_House
on the Pizzo Bianco before suffering a heart attack "That's good. Go on, read some more." — Warren G. Harding, president of the United States (2 August
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
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Peter Read may refer to: Peter Read (boxer) (born 1936), Australian Olympic boxer Peter Read (historian) (born 1945), professor at the Australian National
Peter_Read
American country rock band
Southall, formerly known as Read Southall Band, is an American country rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed by Read Southall, a native of Blair
Read_Southall_Band
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General Read or Reade may refer to: Antony Read (1913–2000), British Army general George Reade (MP) (1687–1756), British Army lieutenant general George
General_Read
Write-protected data storage device
Write once read many (WORM) describes a data storage device in which information, once written, cannot be modified. This write protection affords the assurance
Write_once_read_many
American philanthropist
Ronald James Read (October 23, 1921 – June 2, 2014) was an American philanthropist, investor, janitor, and gas station attendant. Read grew up in Dummerston
Ronald_Read_(philanthropist)
English-Norwegian pop group
for the best part of four years straight. In December 2009, Ingebrigtsen, Read and Adams reformed a1, without Marazzi, in Norway for a series of concerts
A1_(group)
Topics referred to by the same term
Reads may refer to: Reads, discount stores selling stationery, books and greetings cards, owned by Eason & Son Reads, the third book in the Mothers and
Reads
Topics referred to by the same term
Long read has multiple meanings: Long-form journalism Long-read sequencing in DNA sequencing This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Long_read
English anarchist and writer (1893–1968)
Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (/riːd/; 4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known
Herbert_Read
English businessman
Justin Richard Read (born May 1961) is an English businessman particularly associated with the financial management of construction and property-related
Justin_Read
Aviation magazine
American aviation magazine. First published in 1927 as Popular Aviation, it is read by pilots, aircraft owners, aviation enthusiasts and aviation-oriented executives
Flying_(magazine)
Topics referred to by the same term
Karen Read may refer to: Karen A. Read, American woman found not guilty of charges related to the death of John O'Keefe. Karen Read (cricketer), Australian
Karen_Read
American politician (born 1975)
Tobias Read (born July 1, 1975) is an American politician who is currently serving as the 30th Oregon Secretary of State since 2025. As a member of the
Tobias_Read
English organist and academic
Frederick John Read (1857–1925), was an English organist and academic. Read was taught by C. W. Corfe and J. F. Bridge, becoming Organist of Christ Church
Frederick_Read
Pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data
compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read, but not
CD-ROM
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Tyler Read may refer to: Tyler Read (band), American rock band S. Tyler Read (1836–1880), Union Army officer in the American Civil War Tyler Read (actor)
Tyler_Read
Canadian-American actress
Barbara French Read on December 29, 1917, the daughter of contractor John Howard Read and Nancy Elizabeth Collier, in Port Arthur, Ontario. Read moved to California
Barbara_Read
Topics referred to by the same term
Justice Read may refer to: George Read (American politician, born 1733) (1733–1798), chief justice of Delaware John M. Read (1797–1874), chief justice
Justice_Read
Swedish digital newspaper
Readly AB is a Swedish digital newspaper and magazine subscription service with content from over 1200 third-party publishers, available via browser and
Readly
English novelist
(17 April 1913 – 7 April 2012), née Shafe, best known by the pen name Miss Read, was an English novelist and, by profession, a schoolmistress. Her pseudonym
Miss_Read
Dubai-based weekly magazine
Read. is a tabloid-sized weekly magazine with a newspaper approach that is distributed to commuters in the Dubai Metro network. Read. is the first publication
Read._(Dubai)
Software bug
and programming, an out-of-bounds read is a software anomaly where a program, while reading data from a buffer, reads outside of the buffer's boundary
Out-of-bounds_read
British businessman (born 1964)
Jonathan Read (born 29 September 1964) is a British businessman who was the CEO of Vodafone Group plc from October 2018 to December 2022. Read currently
Nick_Read
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Kate Read may refer to: Kate Read, a character on Arthur Kate Read, a contestant in series 1 of The Voice UK Kate Reid, English-born Canadian actress
Kate_Read
English art historian
Benedict William Read FSA (26 March 1945 – 20 October 2016) was an English art historian. Usually known as Ben Read, he was the author of numerous books
Benedict_Read
1940 book by Mortimer J. Adler
How to Read a Book is a book by the American philosopher Mortimer J. Adler. Originally published in 1940, it was heavily revised for a 1972 edition, co-authored
How_to_Read_a_Book
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Charles Read may refer to: Charles Read (Australian politician) (1814–1910), politician in Geelong, Victoria, Australia Charles A. Read (1837–1865), American
Charles_Read
Political catchphrase
"Read my lips: no new taxes." Bush delivering the famous line at the 1988 convention "Read my lips: no new taxes" is a phrase spoken by American presidential
Read_my_lips:_no_new_taxes
International scientific research project (1990–2003)
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and
Human_Genome_Project
Japanese manga series
everything that made the manga the compelling read that it is". Sparrow said that fans of Death Note who read Another Note will "find a welcome home" in
Death_Note
Japanese light novel series
R.O.D: Read or Die (Japanese: リード・オア・ダイ, Hepburn: Rīdo Oa Dai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's
Read_or_Die
United States historic place
The Read House Hotel is a historic hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, founded in 1872. The 141-room main building dates to 1926, and is listed on the National
The_Read_House_Hotel
Australian rules footballer
Ethan Read is a professional Australian rules footballer who was selected by the Gold Coast Suns with the ninth pick in the 2023 AFL draft. Read was born
Ethan_Read
Electronic toy made by Texas Instruments
Speak & Read is an electronic learning aid made in 1980 (46 years ago) (1980), by Texas Instruments. Speak and Read was part of a family of learning toys
Speak_&_Read
17th-century English actor
Timothy Read (fl. 1626–1647) was a comic actor of the Caroline era, and one of the most famous and popular performers of his generation. As with many other
Timothy_Read
Initialism for "read the fucking manual"
such as "read the frickn' manual", "read the factory manual", "read the field manual", "read the flaming manual", "read the fine manual", "read the friendly
RTFM
Acting governor of The Bahamas (fl. 1660's–1730s)
Read Elding (fl. 1665–1700s) was a mixed British and African Barbadian who served as acting Governor of The Bahamas from 1699 to 1701. Born near Speightstown
Read_Elding
Condensed version of a complex document
An executive summary (or management summary, sometimes also called speed read) is a short document or section of a document produced for business purposes
Executive_summary
2006 American TV movie
Read It and Weep is a 2006 American comedy-drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel
Read_It_and_Weep
American film and television actor (1931–2022)
Read Lawrence Morgan (January 30, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing Sergeant Hapgood Tasker
Read_Morgan
Model for the generation of specific dislocations in crystals under deformation
In materials science, a Frank–Read source is a mechanism explaining the generation of multiple dislocations in specific well-spaced slip planes in crystals
Frank–Read_source
Former investment bank in New York City
Dillon, Read & Co. was an investment bank based in New York City. In 1991, it was acquired by Barings Bank and, in 1997, it was acquired by Swiss Bank
Dillon,_Read_&_Co.
Action performed by computers
source and place it into their volatile memory for processing. Computers may read information from a variety of sources, such as magnetic storage, the Internet
Reading_(computer)
Mathematical theorem first conjectured by Ronald Read
Read's conjecture is a conjecture, first made by Ronald Read, about the unimodality of the coefficients of chromatic polynomials in the context of graph
Read's_conjecture
READ
READ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a provident man, from Middle English readi ‘prepared’, ‘prompt’.Irish : variant of Reddy.Scottish : variant of Reedie.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Another name of God, Present, Ready
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and North German
Dutch and North German : from a Germanic personal name composed of hag ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’ + hari, heri ‘army’.from a Germanic personal name, Hadugar, composed of the elements hadu- ‘combat’, ‘strife’ + gari, from garwa ‘ready’, ‘eager’.German (also Häger) : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedged or fenced enclosure, Middle High German hac.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a thin man, from Middle High German, German hager ‘thin’, ‘gaunt’.English : occupational name for a woodcutter, from an agent derivative of Middle English haggen ‘to cut or chop’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lanier 1.Dutch : variant of Leonard.Jewish (western Ashkenazic) : name taken by someone who was good at chanting the Pentateuch at public worship in the synagogue or who regularly did so, from West Yiddish layner ‘reader’ (a derivative of West Yiddish laynen ‘to read’, which comes ultimately from Latin legere ‘to read’).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a flax grower or merchant, from German Lein ‘flax’ + agent suffix -er.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, from Middle English holy ‘holy’ + oke ‘oak’, for someone who lived near an oak tree with religious associations. This would have been one which formed a marker on a parish boundary and which was a site for a reading from the Scriptures in the course of the annual ceremony of beating the bounds.English : habitational name from the village of Holy Oakes in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Haliach, and no doubt deriving its name as above, from Old English hÄlig ‘holy’ + Äc ‘oak’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Ready for battle
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sannigdh | ஸஂநிகà¯à®¤
Always ready
Sannigdh | ஸஂநிகà¯à®¤
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ready to offer boons
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ready to offer boons
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read 1.
Girl/Female
Indian
Study, Read (Celebrity Name: Sanjay Dutt)
Boy/Male
Indian
Another name of God, Present, Ready
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Boy/Male
Indian
Ready
Girl/Female
Muslim
Study, Read (Celebrity Name: Sanjay Dutt)
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ready
Girl/Female
Muslim
Ready for battle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the animal, Middle English, Old English fox. It may have denoted a cunning individual or been given to someone with red hair or for some other anecdotal reason. This relatively common and readily understood surname seems to have absorbed some early examples of less transparent surnames derived from the Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney).Jewish (American) : translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish surname Fuchs.Americanized spelling of Focks, a North German patronymic from the personal name Fock (see Volk).Americanized spelling of Fochs, a North German variant of Fuchs, or in some cases no doubt a translation of Fuchs itself.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Made ready
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
READ
READ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Dillon.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Nectar; Good
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chudamani | சூட஼ாமணி
Crest jewel
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Beautifully Red
Boy/Male
Tamil
To keep in mind. to point at something
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Trouble-less; Painless; Harmless
Girl/Female
Hindu
Free from bondage
Boy/Male
Scottish
From the winding valley.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gajinisswaran | கஜீநீஸà¯à®¸à¯à®µà®¾à®°à®£Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sri venkateswara, Mahavirat. the famous name and fame in world. suitable to boys
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n.
Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was well supplied with the ready.
v. i.
To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document.
superl.
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman.
v.
Reading.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Read
imp. & p. p.
of Read
a.
Having ready wit.
a.
Of extensive reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by in.
v. i.
To learn by reading.
v. t.
To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
v. t.
To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law.
v. i.
To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly.
a.
Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes.
v. i.
To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts.
v. i.
To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
superl.
Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey.
a.
Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.
n.
The act of admitting again, or the state of being readmitted; as, the readmission of fresh air into an exhausted receiver; the readmission of a student into a seminary.
v. t.
To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.