| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | lees |
| Catalan | llegir |
| Danish | læser |
| Dutch | lezen |
| English | read |
| Finnish | lukea |
| German | lesen |
| Modern Greek | διαβάζει |
| Modern Hebrew | likro |
| Hungarian | olvas |
| Icelandic | lesa |
| Irish | (ag) léamh |
| Italian | leggere |
| Lithuanian | skaityti |
| Moselle Franconian | liesen |
| Maltese | taqra |
| Polish | czytać |
| Russian | читать |
| Serbian Standard | čitati |
| Slovak | čítať |
| Southern African English | read |
| Spanish | leer |
| Swedish | läsa |
| Turkish | okumak |
| Xhosa | funda |