OriginFrom Old English arēdan, arǣdan, corresponding to a- + read. Cognate with German erraten.
- obsoleteTo soothsay, prophesy.
- obsoleteTo interpret; to explain.
“Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.”
- obsoleteTo advise, counsel.
“Me, all too meane, the ſacred Muſe areeds
To blazon broad emongſt her learned throng:”
“But mark what I arreede thee now, avant;”
Formsareads(present, singular, third-person) · areading(participle, present) · ared(participle, past) · ared(past) · arread(alternative) · areed(alternative) · arede(alternative) · arreede(alternative)