Phrasal Verbs READ, Definition and Example Sentences

Phrasal Verbs READ, Definition and Example Sentences

Read for sth

Meaning: to read, looking especially for something, such as errors, clarity, etc…

• The teacher read her students’s essay for spelling and grammer errors.
• If writers hire an assistant to read for the mistakes, this is better fort hem.

Read over

Meaning: to read something quickly from the beginning to the end

• Hirers should read over the contract before signing it.
• The teacher read each student exam paper over.

Read into

Meaning: to believe that an action, remark, or situation has a particular importance or meaning

• That sentence means exactly what it says. Don’t try to read anything else into it.
• We are not reading too much into your comments.

Read sth back

Meaning: to read some information back or again to the person who has just given it.

• Could you read back my son’s letter to me.
• My friend asked me to read back what I’d written.