read between the lines

read between the lines
verb
read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
• Hypernyms: ↑interpret, ↑construe, ↑see
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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read between the lines
To infer what is not explicitly stated
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Main Entry: ↑line
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read between the lines
To detect a meaning not expressed but implied
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Main Entry: ↑read

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read between the lines phrase
to guess something that is not expressed directly

I’m reading between the lines, but I think they’re both unhappy.

Thesaurus: to guesssynonym
Main entry: read

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look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than explicitly stated

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read between the lines — see ↑read, 1
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Main Entry: ↑line
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read between the lines
: to look for or find a hidden meaning that is not directly stated or obvious in something that someone writes or says

Her letter seemed pretty cheerful, but if you read between the lines, you can tell that she's not really happy.

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Main Entry: ↑read

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ˌread between the ˈlines idiom
to look for or discover a meaning in sth that is not openly stated

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Reading between the lines, I think Clare needs money.

Main entry: ↑readidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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