- read something into
- attribute a meaning or significance to (something) that it may not possess.→ read
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
read something into
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read (something) into (something) — to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended. Experts warned against reading too much into Friday s election results. People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
read something into something — INFER FROM, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines. → read * * * ˌread sth ˈinto sth derived to think that sth means more than it really does • Don t read too much into what she says. Main entry: ↑read … Useful english dictionary
read something into — attribute a meaning or significance to (something) that it may not in fact possess was I reading too much into his behavior? … Useful english dictionary
read something into something — don t read too much into their statistics Syn: infer from, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines … Thesaurus of popular words
read — 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 … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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
read into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms read into : present tense I/you/we/they read into he/she/it reads into present participle reading into past tense read into past participle read into read something into something to find an extra meaning in… … English dictionary
read — 1. verb 1) Nadine and Ian were reading the paper by the fireplace Syn: peruse, study, scrutinize, look through; pore over, be absorbed in; run one s eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, flick through, skim through, thumb through 2) he… … Thesaurus of popular words
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
