ler

Meaning

1. to read (to look at and interpret written information)
2. to read (to speak aloud written information)
3. to read (to fetch data from)
4. (reflexive) to read (to be interpreted or read in a particular way)

Concepts

read

📖

peruse

see

👀

understand

apprehend

skim

comprehend

take

examine

figure out

get

grasp

hear

interpret

know

look

make sense

play

printed

realize

record

register

resolve

savvy

say

🗣️

scan

show

sympathise

trace

dip into

translate

skim over

catch

compass

🧭

decipher

declaim

dig

empathise

empathize

Synonyms

entender

compreender

comprender

superficialmente

diagonal

em

mostrar

examinar

abrir

todo

🔁

traduzir

Translations

leer

📖

lire

📖

leggere

📖

llegir

📖

lezen

📖

lesen

📖

legere

διαβάζω

قرأ

📖

xwendin

📖

okumak

📖

xwandin

entendre

verstehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈle(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lego

Cognate with Galician: ler

Cognate with Spanish: leer

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leer, from Latin legere (“to read”). Compare Galician ler and Spanish leer.

Sentences

Meu pai está tão ocupado que não tem tempo para ler livros .

My father is so busy that he doesn't have time to read books.

Eu vou ler as informações online .

I'll read the information online.

Antes que eu possa ler o artigo , tenho que ler o anúncio .

Before I can read the article, I have to read the ad.

O garoto tentou ler o que estava escrito na areia .

The boy tried to read what was written in the sand.

Uma menina e um menino sentam-se ao ler livros .

A girl and a boy sit while reading books.

Mais cedo ou mais tarde , eles descobrirão como ler esses hieróglifos .

Sooner or later, they will figure out how to read these hieroglyphics.