This is the 3772nd most frequent Russian word.
читать
"Читать" means "to read."
The verb 'читать' is used in its infinitive form and conjugated in the present tense to describe the action of reading a book.
Я читаю книгу о приключениях.
I am reading a book about adventures.
The verb 'читать' is used in its infinitive form to express a general habit or enjoyment of reading poetry.
Она любит читать поэзию на природе.
She loves reading poetry in nature.
The verb 'читать' is used in the past tense to describe an action of reading old letters that occurred in the past.