Usually means: Infer meaning beyond explicit words.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word read between the lines:

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  1. read between the lines: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. read between the lines: Merriam-Webster
  3. read between the lines: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. read between the lines: Collins English Dictionary
  5. read between the lines: Vocabulary.com
  6. read between the lines: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. read between the lines: Wiktionary
  8. read between the lines: Dictionary.com
  9. Read Between the Lines (KSM album): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. read between the lines: Rhymezone
  11. Read between the Lines: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  12. read between the lines: FreeDictionary.org
  13. read between the lines: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. read between the lines: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. read between the lines: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. read between the lines: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (read between the lines)

verb:  (idiomatic) To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.

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