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read out

  • /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/ present
  • /ˌɹɛd ˈaʊt/ past

Sounds like redoubt (one pronunciation)

verb reads out · reading out · read out

  1. idiomatic, transitive To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call. The teacher read out the names of the students who had passed the exam.
  2. US, idiomatic, transitive (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself. The movement detector is reading out the data now.
  3. transitive To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability.

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verb read something and say the words to others

Deutschvorlesen, verlesen

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@misc{read_out_2026,
  title = {read out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/read%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}