He read physics at Oxford. - English example sentence

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Pfirsichbaeumchen May 7, 2021 May 7, 2021 at 2:33:37 PM UTC

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How common is "read" in this context nowadays?

sundown May 9, 2021, edited May 12, 2021 May 9, 2021 at 8:54:01 PM UTC, edited May 12, 2021 at 7:05:12 AM UTC

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It's formal. I think it's fair to say its use is on the wane. So in short: not very. But still, you will come across it now and then in certain (formal, academic, bookish) contexts.

That's my impression of it. :)

Yagurten August 3, 2021 August 3, 2021 at 6:02:50 PM UTC

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In everyday Tamaziɣt, we use "ɣer" (to read) with two meanings: to read and to study, although we now have the verb "zrew" which literally means to study.