S: (v) read, say (have or contain a certain wording or form) "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
S: (v) read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed) "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
S: (v) read, scan (obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources) "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
S: (v) read (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"
S: (v) take, read (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?"
S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
S: (v) read, register, show, record (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments) "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
S: (v) read (audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role) "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
S: (v) audition, try out (perform in order to get a role) "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
S: (v) perform (give a performance (of something)) "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
S: (v) re-create (create anew) "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
S: (v) make, create (make or cause to be or to become) "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"