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3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'READ'

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We have definitions for 3 phrasal verbs with 'READ'

3 phrasal verbs with 'READ'

Read off

  1. Read a list aloud for someone to write down
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I READ OFF the figures and she wrote them down in her notebook.

Read out

  1. Read aloud rather than silently
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The teacher READ OUT the names of the students who'd passed.

Read up on

  1. Research
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I've been READING UP ON Japan as I'm going to live there next year.

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