read out

read out
a) To read something and say the words to inform other people.

The teacher read out the names of the students who had passed the exam.

b) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device.

He read the names out to the class.


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  • read-out — ˈread out noun [countable] COMPUTING the information that is shown on a computer screen: • a read out of all the sales figures * * * read out UK US (also readout) noun [C] ► IT information that is shown in electronic form, for exampl …   Financial and business terms

  • read-out — n information that is produced by a computer and shown on a screen →↑printout ▪ a read out of all the sales figures …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • read-out — [ rid ,aut ] noun count a record of information produced by a computer or other piece of electronic equipment, shown on a screen or printed on paper …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • read|out — «REED owt», noun. 1. the display, usually in digits, of processed information by a computer: »This machine is a simple digital computer which allows the rating of up to 20 people…After all members have made their choices the machine gives a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • read out — transitive verb 1. : to read aloud 2. : to expel (as from a political party or other organization) by or as if by a public reading of notice of dismissal threatened to have him read out of the party * * * read out 1. To read aloud 2. To retrieve… …   Useful english dictionary

  • read out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms read out : present tense I/you/we/they read out he/she/it reads out present participle reading out past tense read out past participle read out to say the words that you are reading so that people can hear… …   English dictionary

  • read-out — UK [ˈriːd ˌaʊt] / US [ˈrɪd ˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms read out : singular read out plural read outs computing a record of information produced by a computer or other piece of electronic equipment, shown on a screen or printed on paper …   English dictionary

  • read out — PHRASAL VERB If you read out a piece of writing, you say it aloud. [V P n (not pron)] He s obliged to take his turn at reading out the announcements... [V n P] Shall I read them out? …   English dictionary

  • read-out — noun a) The information, usually a measurement, displayed on a graduated scale. The density is measured by the read out from a hydrometer b) the information output from a computer in a readable form …   Wiktionary

  • read out — phr verb Read out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑result, ↑verdict …   Collocations dictionary

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