read

interpret something that is written or printed

read the advertisement

have or contain a certain wording or form

The passage reads as follows

look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

The King will read the proclamation at noon

obtain data from magnetic tapes

This dictionary can be read by the computer

interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

She read the sky and predicted rain