зачита́ть

rare #12231

verbperfective imperfective is зачи́тывать

1.
to read out, to read aloud
На встре́че с чита́телями она́ зачита́ла отры́вок из свое́й но́вой кни́ги.
At the meeting with readers she read out an extract from her new book.
Often of reading out an official text or an extract in public.
2.
(rare) to keep (a borrowed book), to fail to return (a book)
Он зачита́л мою кни́гу и так и не верну́л её.
He kept my book and never gave it back.
Colloquial; almost always of books.

Examples

Поли́ция закова́ла Тома в наручники и зачита́ла ему его права.
The police handcuffed Tom and read him his rights.
Прокурор зачитал обвинительный акт вслух.
The prosecutor read the indictment aloud.
Судья зачитал запротоколированный ответ обвиняемого.
The judge read out the accused's recorded answer.
Полице́йский зачита́л Тому его права.
The policeman read Tom his rights.
Судья зачитал мотивировку своего вердикта.
The judge read out the reasoning behind his verdict.
Учи́тель зачита́л текст вслух.
The teacher has the text read aloud.
В де́тстве я люби́л "Тома и Марию". Я зачита́л э́ту кни́гу до дыр.
When I was a child, I loved “Tom and Maria.” I read that book until it was worn out.

Imperative
ты	зачита́й
вы	зачита́йте

Active present	-
Active past	зачита́вший	having read, who has read
Passive present	-
Passive past	зачи́танный	well-thumbed, dog-eared, worn-out (from reading)
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	зачита́в зачитавши	while doing (past)