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/ˈɹed/RED
/ˈɹɛd/RED

Meaningto discern, to advise

Common meaning: to look at and understand writing

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√RADH‘assist, advise, interpret, read’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 299, p. 740 · scan
  2. Old Englishrédan‘to discern, advise, read’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishredensource
  4. Englishread‘to look at and understand writing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English rédan ‘to discern, to advise’.

Roots

  • rédan Old English “to discern, to advise”

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