read from (something)

read from (something)

To recite the words written down in or on something. I read from the Bible as a part of my brother's wedding. Try not to read directly from the page the whole time you're giving your speech.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

read from something

to read [aloud] from something in particular. I will now read from a book of poetry that I like very much. I like that poem very much. What are you reading from?
See also: read
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • read from
  • read out
  • read
  • read along (with someone or something)
  • read for
  • read for (something)
  • read to
  • read to (one)
  • read back
  • like a book