read off

riːd ɔf

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Conjugation

Definition of read off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

communicationdictate information from a list or document

She read off the names from the attendance list.

dictate

read

recite

measurement

TECH.

measure and announce a value from a device

TECH.

He read off the temperature from the thermometer.

measure

read

record

discipline

Rare

scold or reprimand someone informally

Rare

The sergeant read off the soldier for his mistake.

rebuke

reprimand

scold

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Expressions with read

read out

read something aloud for others to hear

She read out the names of the winners.

read along

read simultaneously with another person or audio

The students read along with the audiobook in class.

read minds

know what someone is thinking without being told

She can read minds and knows your secret.

read a mind

understand someone's thoughts without them speaking

She seemed to read his mind and knew what he wanted.

read over

examine or review written material

She decided to read over the contract before signing..

read up

learn about something by reading intensively

She decided to read up on ancient history.

Examples of read off in a sentence

The teacher read off the exam results to the class.
She read off the numbers from the display.
The pilot read off the altitude from the instrument panel.
She read off her son for not cleaning his room.
The manager read off the team for missing the deadline.

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French:lire, afficher, ...
German:ablesen, zurechtweisen, ...
Italian:leggere, leggere da, ...
Spanish:leer, leer de, ...
Portuguese:ler, anunciar, ...
Chinese:念出, 测量并宣布, ...
Japanese:読み上げる, 測定して発表する, ...
Arabic:قَرَأَ, قَرَأَ القِيمَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְרִיא, לִקְרוֹא, ...
Russian:зачитать, измерить и объявить, ...
Ukrainian:зачитати, зчитувати, ...
Hindi:पढ़कर सुनाना, मापना और बताना, ...
Bengali:তালিকা থেকে পড়ে শোনানো, মাপা, ...
Catalan:llegir en veu alta, llegir, ...
Czech:předčítat, odečíst, ...
Danish:læse op, aflæse, ...
Dutch:oplezen, aflezen, ...
Greek:διαβάζω, ανακοινώνω, ...
Hungarian:bediktálni, leolvasni, ...
Khmer:អានតាមបញ្ជី, អានតម្លៃពីឧបករណ៍, ...
Korean:읽어주다, 읽어내다, ...
Persian:از روی فهرست خواندن, خواندن از روی, ...
Polish:odczytać, zbesztać, ...
Portuguese (BR):ler, anunciar, ...
Romanian:a citi, a citi de pe, ...
Swedish:läsa upp, avläsa, ...
Thai:อ่านรายชื่อ, อ่านค่า, ...
Turkish:okumak, azarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:đọc ra, đọc giá trị, ...

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