soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines"
a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine"