read across
read across · reads across · read across · reading across
To draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenonTo draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.
Meaning
1 sensesTo draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.
You're reading across from one case to another in a different legal context entirely.
Forms
reads across, reading across, read across, read across| Base form | read across · to read across |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reads across |
| Present participle | reading across |
| Past simple | read across |
| Past participle | read across |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- read upTo learn (about something) by reading.
- read offTo dictate from a list, especially in a way focused on sequential processing.
- read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.
- read inTo accept as input.
- read overTo read (a document, book, etc.) through, though not necessarily thoroughly.
- read forTo study for a degree or an examination.
- read intoTo impart meaning where it is not obvious or does not exist.
- read throughTo thoroughly read something to check or proofread it.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle