(transitive, idiomatic) 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.
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(transitive, idiomatic, US) (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.
He read the names out to the class.
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(transitive, legal) To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability.
The movement detector is reading out the data now.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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