Phrase guide

read in

verb · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To accept as input.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The computer reads in a program file from disk and executes the contents.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To allow access to classified information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • ― What is this? ― I can tell you what this isn't. This isn't me reading you in, Bernard.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To judicially insert an official legal interpretation into a statute

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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