leer

/leˈeɾ/, [leˈeɾ]

read


Verb leer (first-person singular present leo, first-person singular preterite leí, past participle leído)

  1. to read
    Quiero leer el periódico.
    I want to read the newspaper.

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Examples
  • Yo puedo leer sin anteojos.

    I can read without glasses.

  • Cuando yo era joven intentaba leer tantos libros como pudiera.

    When I was young, I tried to read as many books as I could.

  • Ellos declararon que Harrison no podía leer ni escribir.

    They claimed that Harrison could not read or write.

  • El puede leer inglés fácilmente.

    He can read English easily.

  • Ella no puede escribir ni leer.

    She cannot write or read.

  • Tom empezó a leer.

    Tom started reading.

  • Nosotros debemos leer tantos libros como sea posible.

    We should read as many books as possible.

  • Para mí es interesante leer mi viejo diario.

    It is interesting for me to read my old diary.

  • Él se sentó a leer, con su esposa a su lado tejiendo un par de guantes.

    He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.

  • Lloró al leer la carta.

    She wept reading the letter.

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