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read

verb [I or T] (STUDY)
 
 
/riːd/ (read, read
 
/red/
 
)
UK formal

Definition

to study at university or to study for a specialized qualification: They're both reading history at Cambridge.legal She's reading for the Bar (= studying to become a type of lawyer called a barrister).Knowing and learning
(Definition of read verb (STUDY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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