read something into something

read something into something
read something into something
Fig. to attach or attribute a new or different meaning to something; to presume inferences as one reads something. •

This statement means exactly what it says. Don't try to read anything else into it.

Am I reading too much into your comments?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • read (something) into (something) — to give your own meaning to something rather than what was intended. Experts warned against reading too much into Friday s election results. People can read into his comments anything they want to, but no decision has been made. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • read something into something — INFER FROM, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines. → read * * * ˌread sth ˈinto sth derived to think that sth means more than it really does • Don t read too much into what she says. Main entry: ↑read …   Useful english dictionary

  • read something into something — don t read too much into their statistics Syn: infer from, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • read something into — attribute a meaning or significance to (something) that it may not possess. → read …   English new terms dictionary

  • read something into — attribute a meaning or significance to (something) that it may not in fact possess was I reading too much into his behavior? …   Useful english dictionary

  • read — read1 [rēd] vt. read [red] reading [rēd′iŋ] [ME reden, to explain, hence to read < OE rædan, to counsel, interpret; akin to Ger raten, to counsel, advise < IE * rē dh, *rə dh < base * ar , *(a)rē , to join, fit > ART3, ARM1, L reri,… …   English World dictionary

  • read — adjective having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading: → read read verb (past and past participle read) 1》 look at and understand the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is …   English new terms dictionary

  • read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • read — 1 /ri:d/ verb past tense and past participle read /red/ 1 WORDS/BOOKS (I, T) to look at written words and understand what they mean: Tom could read by the time he was four. | read sth: Read the instructions carefully before you start. | I m sorry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • read — I UK [riːd] / US [rɪd] verb Word forms read : present tense I/you/we/they read he/she/it reads present participle reading past tense read UK [red] / US past participle read *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to look at and understand words in a… …   English dictionary

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