verb · neutral
read
/riːd/READ
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to look at and understand written words
Examples
“I read three articles yesterday for my assignment.”
“Please read the instructions carefully before you start.”
“She reads widely on social policy.”
Band 8 sentence
“I have read extensively on climate adaptation strategies to inform my dissertation.”
Collocations
- read aloud
- read the report
- reading comprehension
- read widely
Word family
read verb (base)reads verb (3rd sg)reading verb (gerund)read verb (past simple, spelled same)read verb (past participle)
Common mistakes
I have readed the article.→I have read the article.
Yesterday I read (/riːd/) three papers.→Yesterday I read (/rɛd/) three papers.
Say it for a higher band
5look at→6study→7+read
Synonyms
peruse
scan
Easily confused
study
“I read three journal articles last night.”
Related words
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In Irregular forms
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