read – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of read

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to read sth out
Participle: read sth out
Gerund: reading sth out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iread sth out
youread sth out
he;she;itreads sth out
weread sth out
youread sth out
theyread sth out

Perfect

Ihave read sth out
youhave read sth out
he;she;ithas read sth out
wehave read sth out
youhave read sth out
theyhave read sth out

Past

Iread sth out
youread sth out
he;she;itread sth out
weread sth out
youread sth out
theyread sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad read sth out
youhad read sth out
he;she;ithad read sth out
wehad read sth out
youhad read sth out
theyhad read sth out

Future

Iwill read sth out
youwill read sth out
he;she;itwill read sth out
wewill read sth out
youwill read sth out
theywill read sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have read sth out
youwill have read sth out
he;she;itwill have read sth out
wewill have read sth out
youwill have read sth out
theywill have read sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Iread sth out
youread sth out
he;she;itread sth out
weread sth out
youread sth out
theyread sth out

Perfect

Ihave read sth out
youhave read sth out
he;she;ithave read sth out
wehave read sth out
youhave read sth out
theyhave read sth out

Imperfect

Iread sth out
youread sth out
he;she;itread sth out
weread sth out
youread sth out
theyread sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad read sth out
youhad read sth out
he;she;ithad read sth out
wehad read sth out
youhad read sth out
theyhad read sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould read sth out
youwould read sth out
he;she;itwould read sth out
wewould read sth out
youwould read sth out
theywould read sth out

Perfect

Iwould have read sth out
youwould have read sth out
he;she;itwould have read sth out
wewould have read sth out
youwould have read sth out
theywould have read sth out

Imperative

youread sth out
weLet's read sth out
youread sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam reading sth out
youare reading sth out
he;she;itis reading sth out
weare reading sth out
youare reading sth out
theyare reading sth out

Perfect

Ihave been reading sth out
youhave been reading sth out
he;she;ithas been reading sth out
wehave been reading sth out
youhave been reading sth out
theyhave been reading sth out

Past

Iwas reading sth out
youwere reading sth out
he;she;itwas reading sth out
wewere reading sth out
youwere reading sth out
theywere reading sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been reading sth out
youhad been reading sth out
he;she;ithad been reading sth out
wehad been reading sth out
youhad been reading sth out
theyhad been reading sth out

Future

Iwill be reading sth out
youwill be reading sth out
he;she;itwill be reading sth out
wewill be reading sth out
youwill be reading sth out
theywill be reading sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been reading sth out
youwill have been reading sth out
he;she;itwill have been reading sth out
wewill have been reading sth out
youwill have been reading sth out
theywill have been reading sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be reading sth out
youwould be reading sth out
he;she;itwould be reading sth out
wewould be reading sth out
youwould be reading sth out
theywould be reading sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been reading sth out
youwould have been reading sth out
he;she;itwould have been reading sth out
wewould have been reading sth out
youwould have been reading sth out
theywould have been reading sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'read'

beset, broadcast, burst, bust, cost, crosscut, cut, forecast, hit, hurt, inset, let, misread, overset, overspread, put, read, rebroadcast, recut, relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'read'

aread, bead, bread, dead, dread, head, lead, readd, ready, ream,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. rædan (W.Saxon), redan (Anglian) "to explain, read, rule, advise" (related to ræd, red "advice"), from P.Gmc. *raedanan (cf. O.N. raða, O.Fris. reda, Du. raden, O.H.G. ratan, Ger. raten "to advise, counsel, guess"), from PIE base *rei- "to reason, count" (cf. Skt. radh- "to succeed, accomplish," Gk. arithmos "number amount," O.C.S. raditi "to take thought, attend to," O.Ir. im-radim "to deliberate, consider"). Connected to riddle via notion of "interpret." Words from this root in most modern Gmc. languages still mean "counsel, advise." Transference to "understand the meaning of written symbols" is unique to O.E. and (perhaps under Eng. influence) O.N. raða. Most languages use a word rooted in the idea of "gather up" as their word for "read" (cf. Fr. lire, from L. legere). Sense of "make out the character of (a person)" is attested from 1611. The noun meaning "an act of reading" is recorded from 1825. Read up "study" is from 1842; read-only in computer jargon is recorded from 1961. O.E. ræda "advise, counsel" is in the name of Anglo-Saxon king Æðelræd II (968-1016), lit. "good counsel," and in his epithet Unræd, usually rendered into Mod.Eng. as Unready, but really meaning "no-counsel." Rede "counsel" survived in poetic usage to 17c. An attempted revival by Scott (19c.) failed, though it is used in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."
2. From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“advise, counsel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”).
3. Cognate with Scots rede, red (“to advise, counsel, decipher, read”), Saterland Frisian räide (“to advise, counsel”), West Frisian riede (“to advise, counsel”), Dutch raden (“to advise; guess”), German raten (“to advise; guess”), Danish råde (“to advise”), Swedish råda (“to advise, counsel”), Persian رده (rade, “to order, to arrange, class”). In West Germanic the verb had a sense “interpret”, which developed further into “interpret letters” in English and “interpret by intuition, guess” on the continent. Compare rede. See: Middle English 'reden', Proto-Germanic '*rēdaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'räide', Dutch 'raden', German, old spelling 'raten', Danish 'råde', Swedish 'råda'.

Verbs referencing "read"

German, Pennsylvania rode, Luxembourgish roden, Norwegian, nynorsk rå, Bislama ridim, Tok Pisin ridim, Icelandic ráða, Danish råde, Wymysorys rȫta, Proto-Slavic raditi.

Sample Sentences

  • It was pretty much the same for the next two days, with a tolerably fair wind and dry weather. I read in bed (but to this hour I do n't know what ) a good deal; and reeled on deck a little; drank cold brandy-and-water with an unspeakable disgust, and ate hard biscuit perseveringly: not ill, but [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Then, on any article being handed to her, for instance, a pencil, or a watch, she would select the component letters, and arrange them on her board, and read them with apparent pleasure. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘“ But wonderful as is the rapidity with which she writes her thoughts upon the air, still more so is the ease and accuracy with which she reads the words thus written by another; grasping their hands in hers, and following every movement of their fingers, as letter after letter conveys their meaning to her mind. It is in this way that she [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Mas’r George is such a beautiful reader, now, I know he'll stay to read for us, ” said Aunt Chloe; “ ‘pears like ’ t will be so much more interestin ’. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] than the gratification of an internal faculty. She has been known to sit for half an hour, holding a book before her sightless eyes, and moving her lips, as she has observed seeing people do when reading. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] but most interesting and instructive history of Laura Bridgman. The name of her great benefactor and friend, who writes it, is Dr. Howe. There are not many persons, I hope and believe, who, after reading these passages, can ever hear that name with indifference. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Each ward in this institution is shaped like a long gallery or hall, with the dormitories of the patients opening from it on either hand. Here they work, read, play at skittles, and other games; and when the weather does not admit of their taking exercise out of doors, pass the day together. In one of these rooms, seated, calmly, and quite as a matter of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] was radiant with imaginary jewels; wore a rich pair of undoubted gold spectacles; and gracefully dropped upon her lap, as we approached, a very old greasy newspaper, in which I dare say she had been reading an account of her own presentation at some Foreign Court. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] his hands in his pockets and stares at you, if you chance to be a stranger; or enters into conversation with the passengers about him. A great many newspapers are pulled out, and a few of them are read. Everybody talks to you, or to anybody else who hits his fancy. If you are an Englishman, he expects that that railroad is pretty much like an English railroad. If you say ‘No, ’ he says ‘Yes ? ’ [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] written exclusively by females actively employed in the mills,’—which is duly printed, published, and sold; and whereof I brought away from Lowell four hundred good solid pages, which I have read from beginning to end. (American Notes for General Circulation)