Meaning

  1. (transitive) to read
  2. (archaic, transitive) to gather (esp. fruits)

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈleːzə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).

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