read the room (English, verb)
expansion: read the room (third-person singular simple present reads the room, present participle reading the room, simple past and past participle read the room)
Senses:
glosses: To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: reads the room
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: reading the room
tags: participle
present
form: read the room
tags: participle
past
form: read the room
tags: past