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1read my lips N. Amer. — read my lips N. Amer. informal listen carefully. → read …
2Read-copy-update — (RCU) is an operating system kernel technology for improving performance on computers with more than one CPU.More technically it is a synchronization mechanism which can sometimes be used as an alternative to a readers writer lock. It allows… …
3read through — ˌread ˈthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they read through he/she/it reads through present participle reading through past tense …
4read — adjective having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading: → read read verb (past and past participle read) 1》 look at and understand the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is …
5read over — [phrasal verb] read over (something) or read (something) over : to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details He read over [=read through] the directions/contract carefully. • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
6read my lips — ► read my lips N. Amer. informal listen carefully. Main Entry: ↑read …
7read something over — ˌread sthˈover/ˈthrough derived to read sth carefully from beginning to end to look for mistakes or check details Main entry: ↑readderived …
8read something through — ˌread sthˈover/ˈthrough derived to read sth carefully from beginning to end to look for mistakes or check details Main entry: ↑readderived …
9read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …
10read — 1 /ri:d/ verb past tense and past participle read /red/ 1 WORDS/BOOKS (I, T) to look at written words and understand what they mean: Tom could read by the time he was four. | read sth: Read the instructions carefully before you start. | I m sorry …
