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'"
W: (n) reading [Related to: read] (a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument) "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
W: (n) reading [Related to: read] (the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments) "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"