- lip-read
- [ˈlɪp riːd]verb [I]to look at someone's lips in order to understand what they are saying because you cannot hear them
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
lip-read — [lip′rēd΄] vt., vi. lip read [lip′red΄] lip reading to recognize (a speaker s words) by lip reading lip reader n. * * * lip read (lĭpʹrēd ) v. lip ·read, ( rĕd ) lip ·read·ing, lip ·reads v … Universalium
lip-read — lip reads, lip reading VERB (The form lip read is pronounced [[t]lɪ̱priːd[/t]] when it is the present tense, and [[t]lɪ̱pred[/t]] when it is the past tense and past participle.) If someone can lip read, they are able to understand what someone… … English dictionary
lip-read — [lip′rēd΄] vt., vi. lip read [lip′red΄] lip reading to recognize (a speaker s words) by lip reading lip reader n … English World dictionary
lip-read — lip .rēd vb, read .red; read·ing .rēd iŋ vt to understand by lipreading vi to use lipreading … Medical dictionary
lip-read — (v.) 1880, back formation from lip reading, which is attested from 1852 in writings on educating deaf mutes; from LIP (Cf. lip) (n.) + READING (Cf. reading) … Etymology dictionary
lip-read — [ˈlıp ri:d] v [I and T] to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move, because you cannot hear them >lip reading n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
lip-read — [ lıp ,rid ] verb intransitive or transitive to look at someone s lips in order to understand what they are saying because you cannot hear them ╾ lip reading noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lip-read — ► VERB ▪ understand speech from observing a speaker s lip movements. DERIVATIVES lip reader noun … English terms dictionary
lip-read — verb interpret by lipreading; of deaf people • Syn: ↑lipread, ↑speech read • Derivationally related forms: ↑lipreading (for: ↑lipread) • Hypernyms: ↑read … Useful english dictionary
lip-read — UK [ˈlɪp ˌriːd] / US [ˈlɪp ˌrɪd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms lip read : present tense I/you/we/they lip read he/she/it lip reads present participle lip reading past tense lip read past participle lip read to look at someone s lips… … English dictionary
lip-read — [c]/ˈlɪp rid / (say lip reed) verb (lip read /ˈlɪp rɛd/ (say lip red), lip reading) –verb (t) 1. to understand (spoken words) by watching the movement of a speaker s lips. –verb (i) 2. to read lips …