audit vs read

audit and read both are nouns.

audit and read both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
audit	Yes	No	Yes	No
read	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, read is a hypernym of audit; that is, read is a word with a broader meaning than audit:

audit: attend academic courses without getting credit
read: be a student of a certain subject

Other hypernyms of audit include learn, study, take.

audit (noun)	read (noun)
a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation	something that is read
an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

audit (verb)	read (verb)
attend academic courses without getting credit	interpret something that is written or printed
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification	look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
	interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
	make sense of a language
	be a student of a certain subject
	obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
	to hear and understand
	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
	have or contain a certain wording or form

Difference between audit and read

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