read up

English

Verb

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

1. (transitive, intransitive) To learn (about something) by reading.
   • 28 November 2009, Indian Express - Nayagan was actor R Madhavan's introduction to Kamal Hassan

     After watching the film, I read up about it in the newspapers. When I came to know that Hassan was a 30-year-old actor then, I was completely awe-struck

Usage notes

When intransitive, it is often constructed as read up on

Translations

learn by reading

• Swedish: läsa på
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Pardue