Phrase guide

leave someone on read

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɛd/
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verb

Meaning 1

To read someone's instant message(s) without giving a response, particularly on a platform that lets one see whether a message has been viewed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Examples

  • My boyfriend left me on read yesterday after I asked him to send me a picture of his dog, which made me very angry!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leave someone on seen, bluetick

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: görüldü atmaq — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Chinese Mandarin: 已讀不回 /已读不回 (yǐ dú bù huí) — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Finnish: jättää jonkun viestit luetuksi — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Italian: lasciare visualizzato — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Japanese: 既読スルーする (kidoku surū suru) — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Japanese: 既読無視する (kidoku mushi suru) — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Korean: 읽씹하다 (ikssiphada) — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Norwegian Bokmål: reade — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Spanish: dejar en visto — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Spanish: clavar el visto — read someone's message and not give any response
  • Turkish: görüldü atmak — read someone's message and not give any response