read
verb/riːd/
Frequency rank: #224 most common English word
Meaning
To look at and understand written or printed words.
Example sentence
Every evening, she likes to read her favorite book.
Synonyms & related words
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More words in ranks 201–300
- enoughAs much or as many as needed.
- everythingAll things; each and every thing.
- fullHolding as much or as many as possible; with no empty space.
- liveTo have your home in a particular place; to be alive.
- pointAn idea, opinion, or argument that someone expresses.
- so-calledUsed to show that you doubt a name or description is correct.
- yetUp until now or the present time.
- badOf poor quality, or unpleasant and harmful.
- fourThe number 4.
- hardDifficult to do or understand; needing much effort.