v.1. To study for something, as an examination, degree, or certification: They are in the library reading for their exams next week.
2. To read or examine something in order to look for something specific: I read the text once for comprehension and a second time for pleasure. The writer hired an assistant to read for errors. The tracker read the trail for signs of foxes.
3. To audition for some acting role: Five people read for the part of Hamlet in the school play.