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• well read — ► well read having a high level of knowledge as a result of reading widely. Main Entry: ↑read …   English terms dictionary

• well-read — Synonyms and related words: acquainted with, at home in, at home with, conversant with, familiar with, informed in, intimate with, master of, proficient in, strong in, up on, versed in, well educated, well grounded, well informed, well posted,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• well-read — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. learned, erudite, scholarly, bookish, educated; well informed. See learning, knowledge. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. widely read, bookish, literate, scholarly, educated, au courant, versed. ANT …   English dictionary for students

• read — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• read — 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• well-grounded — Synonyms and related words: adamantine, admissible, authoritative, binding, bulky, calculable, cogent, confirmed, consistent, credible, deep dyed, deep engraven, deep fixed, deep grounded, deep laid, deep rooted, deep seated, deep set, deep… …   Moby Thesaurus

• read — v. & n. v. (past and past part. read) 1 tr. (also absol.) reproduce mentally or (often foll. by aloud, out, off, etc.) vocally the written or printed words of (a book, author, etc.) by following the symbols with the eyes or fingers. 2 tr. convert …   Useful english dictionary

• well-versed — Synonyms and related words: abreast of, adept in, at home in, au courant, briefed, educated, enlightened, expert at, good at, handy at, informed, instructed, master of, posted, primed, proficient in, schooled, skilled in, strong in, taught,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• read — read1 [rēd] vt. read [red] reading [rēd′iŋ] [ME reden, to explain, hence to read < OE rædan, to counsel, interpret; akin to Ger raten, to counsel, advise < IE * rē dh, *rə dh < base * ar , *(a)rē , to join, fit > ART3, ARM1, L reri,… …   English World dictionary

• Read my lips: no new taxes — Bush delivering the famous line at the 1988 convention Read my lips: no new taxes is a now famous phrase spoken by then presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention as he accepted the nomination on August 18 …   Wikipedia

• read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English