read an entry

Frequency: 7.512.5 per million words

to look at and understand a written or recorded item

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Examples (10)

  • I had to read the dictionary entry several times to understand the word.
  • She secretly read an old entry from her mother's diary.
  • Did you read the latest blog entry about sustainable travel?
  • For my research, I will read the encyclopedia entry on quantum physics.
  • The scientist would read each journal entry carefully before starting an experiment.
  • Before updating the record, you must first read the existing database entry.
  • The auditor is reading every entry in the financial ledger to check for discrepancies.
  • It's fascinating to read a historical entry from an old ship's log.
  • The clerk was instructed to read the final entry of the court records aloud.
  • He read the entry for 'apple' in both dictionaries to see how the definition had changed.