reads

Noun

• something that is read
• plural of read

Verb

• interpret something that is written or printed
• have or contain a certain wording or form
  • "The passage reads as follows"
• look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
• obtain data from magnetic tapes
• interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
• be a student of a certain subject
• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
• audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
• to hear and understand
• make sense of a language
• third-person singular simple present indicative of read

Synonyms

interpret, learn, read, record, register, say, scan, show, study, take, translate, understand