read in

See also: read-in and readin'

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Verb

read in (third-person singular simple present reads in, present participle reading in, simple past and past participle read in)

1. (transitive) To accept as input.

   The computer reads in a program file from disk and executes the contents.

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To allow access to classified information.

   ― What is this?
   ― I can tell you what this isn't. This isn't me reading you in, Bernard.

3. (law) To judicially insert an official legal interpretation into a statute

Related terms

• read oneself in

Anagrams

• Andrei, denari, derain, draine, airned, indear, Adrien, Darién, Darien, Draine, Denair, Naderi, Dairen, rained, Raiden