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Hyphenation for “read”

Showing how to split the syllables of “read”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “read”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "read" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “read” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „read“ ⟶ „read“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "read"

read >> /rid/

Definition: [transitive verb] Look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.
Example: it's the best novel I've ever read

Synonyms of "read"

peruse | study | scrutinize | look through |

Definition: [transitive verb] Discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source.
Example: he was arrested yesterday—I read it in the paper

Definition: [transitive verb] Understand or interpret the nature or significance of.
Example: he didn't dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness

Synonyms of "read"

interpret | take | take to mean | construe | see | explain | understand |

Definition: [transitive verb] Inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument)
Example: I've come to read the gas meter

Definition: [transitive verb] Study (an academic subject) at a university.
Example: I'm reading English at Cambridge

Synonyms of "read"

study | do | take |

Definition: [transitive verb] (of a computer) copy, transfer, or interpret (data)
Example: it attempts to read a floppy disk without regard to its format

Definition: [transitive verb] Hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter)
Example: “Do you read me? Over.”

Definition: [noun] A person's interpretation of something.
Example: their read on the national situation may be correct

Definition: [adjective] Having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading.
Example: Ada was well read in French literature

Definition: [adjective] Having a readership of a specified extent.
Example: it is still a widely read newspaper