read1, s.Léamh m.He was having a quiet read, bhí sé ag léamh ar a shuaimhneas.
read2, v.tr.1aLéim. To teach s.o. to read, léitheoireacht a theagasc do dhuine. Adm: Read and approved, léadh agus glacadh. bTyp: To read proofs, profaí a léamh. cTo read up a subject, léitheoireacht a dhéanamh ar ábhar léinn. To read for an examination, staidéar a dhéanamh le haghaidh scrúdaithe. To read law, cúrsa dlí a dhéanamh. 2To read sth. aloud, rud a léamh amach os ard. To take the minutes as read, glacadh leis na miontuairiscí gan léamh. To read to s.o., léamh do dhuine. S.a. LESSON1 1, RIOT1 1. 3To read s.o. to sleep, duine a chealgadh chun suain le léitheoireacht. 4To read the future, léamh ar an am atá le teacht. To read s.o.'s hand, dearna duine a léamh. To read thoughts, smaointe duine a léamh. I can read him like a book, d'aithneoinn an smaoineamh is uaigní ina chroí. To read into a sentence what is not there, ciall nach bhfuil inti a bhaint as abairt. To read between the lines, ciall cheilte a bhaint as rud. S.a. RUN2 I. 1. 5Léim (baraiméadar). He can't read the clock, ní aithníonn sé an clog. 6aThe book reads like a translation, thabharfadh an leabhar aistriú i do cheann. bThe clause reads both ways, tá an dá chiall le baint as an gclásal.
read3, a.1Léite, a léadh. 2A well-read person, duine léannta.