1. To watch attentively.
2. To observe correctly; SYN. keep, maintain.
3. To conform one's action or practice to; of appointments, promises, conditions, etc.; SYN. keep.
4. To celebrate, as of holidays or rites; SYN. celebrate, keep.
1. To promise, as in religious orders; take a vow.
2. To claim to be proficient.
3. To confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
(Homonym: reed).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: read).
1. To interpret something that is written or printed.
2. To look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.
3. To indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; SYN. register, show, record.
4. To hear and understand.
5. To interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior.
6. To have or contain a certain wording or form; SYN. say.
7. To obtain data from magnetic tapes; SYN. scan.
(Alternate spelling: scrutinise).
To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly.