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• 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

• read — ♦ reads, reading (The form read is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːd[/t]] when it is the present tense, and [[t]re̱d[/t]] when it is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the …   English dictionary

• meter — I UK [ˈmiːtə(r)] / US [ˈmɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms meter : singular meter plural meters * 1) a piece of equipment for measuring how much of something such as gas, electricity, or water you have used an electricity meter Someone from the… …   English dictionary

• meter — me|ter1 [ mitər ] noun ** 1. ) count a piece of equipment used for measuring how much of something you have used, for example how much gas or electricity: an electricity meter Someone from the gas company came to read the meter (=to check how… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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