read up

read up (on someone or something)

to find and read some information about someone or something. Please go to the library and read up on George Washington. I don't know anything about that. I guess I need to read up.

read up

Study or learn by reading, as in I don't know much about childhood illnesses, but I can always read up on them. [First half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ebbe	EB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Salvatore	sahl-vah-TO-re	Italian
Leyla	-	Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English (Modern)
Zelde	-	Yiddish
Jazmine	JAZ-min	English (Modern)
Tuathal	-	Irish (Rare)