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Arread

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Meaning

(archaic, transitive) To declare; tell; interpret; explain..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (archaic, transitive) To declare; tell; interpret; explain.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To counsel; advise; direct; teach.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To guess; conjecture.
  4. (archaic, transitive) To read.
  5. Advice; discourse; narration.

Example Sentences

But mark what I arread thee now. Avaunt; …
His hall resounds!―amaz'd the stranger wight Arreads it all as done to him in fell despight.
Nothing but mirth can conquer fortune's spite; No sky is heavy, if the heart be light: Patience is sorrow's salve; what can't be cur'd, So Donald right arreads, must be endur'd.
My tongue shall speak but what my heart arreads, Nor varnish use to blacken more thy deeds; …
Soldier, I come. But, ere we part, I will arread thy doom, Proud ruthless woman!
Now, good Christe arread, and gesse whoe gaue thee the buffet?
You arread me aright.

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What does arread mean?

Arread means (archaic, transitive) To declare; tell; interpret; explain..

What is a synonym for arread?

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How do you use arread in a sentence?

But mark what I arread thee now. Avaunt; …

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