read up

/ riːd /

verb

1. to acquire information about (a subject) by reading intensively

Idioms and Phrases

Study or learn by reading, as in I don't know much about childhood illnesses, but I can always read up on them. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

One read “Up arrow, right arrow, and three down arrow symbols,” a possible reference to commands entered on a controller that call in a bomb in the video game “Helldivers.”

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"I had read up on bowel conditions - things it could be like Crohn's, IBS, there's a list of things and cancer is on your list but not at 39 years old" said Mat.

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Outside of free fishing days, anglers can purchase recreational fishing licenses and read up on fishing regulations on the DFW’s website.

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Francis merely urged everyone to read up on their Gospels, where Jesus consistently assailed the rich, lionized the poor and lingered with the meek instead of the mighty.

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"Clearly there's things over there that are hard to hear and read up on but cricket is such a source of joy for so many people," Root said.

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Related Words

• consider 
• examine 
• learn 
• ponder 
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• read 
• think