Literate
adjective
Able to read and write.
Most people in the country are literate.
Often appears as...
- become literate
- literate population
adjective
Having a lot of knowledge about a particular subject.
She's very literate in the field of early American history.
Often appears as...
- literate in
- scientifically literate
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Formal
adjective
Having the ability to use software or the internet well.
It is important to be computer literate in the modern world.
Often appears as...
- digitally literate
- computer literate
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Technical
adjective
Able to read and write.
Most people in the country are literate.
Often appears as...
- become literate
- literate population
adjective
Having a lot of knowledge about a particular subject.
She's very literate in the field of early American history.
Often appears as...
- literate in
- scientifically literate
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Having the ability to use software or the internet well.
It is important to be computer literate in the modern world.
Often appears as...
- digitally literate
- computer literate
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Basics
Being literate means more than reading and writing; it implies understanding and effectively communicating.
She is literate in French, crafting persuasive essays.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perception
In some cultures, being 'literate' is highly valued and seen as a sign of respect.
In his community, a literate person is often asked for advice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Universal
Remember, literacy levels vary worldwide; don't assume everyone is literate.
The charity focuses on literate adults to teach the illiterate.
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Esports, Virtual Formula...
what it really means to go and live in a world augmented by technology. The relevance of it, the context of it, what it actually means to go and connect with people and technology being part of everything. They are able to go and reimagine the world around them. They’re more data literate than ever.
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A Choreographer's...
with the technology of the body. I think it's the most technologically literate thing that we have, and I'm absolutely obsessed with finding a way of communicating ideas through the body to audiences that might move them, touch them, help them think differently about things.
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What it takes to be...
Today, we are here to raise our standards of racial literacy, to redefine what it means to be racially literate. We want everywhere across the United States for our youngest and future generations to grow up equipped with the tools to understand, navigate and improve
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How to live and act (and...
age so what are the four attributes that make someone network literate first there's the baseline understanding of new technology think of this as network nology and the technology is important because it makes the the network's tangible in completely new ways they
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A choreographer's...
am now obsessed with the technology of the body I think it's the most technologically literate thing that we have and I'm absolutely obsessed with finding a way of communicating ideas through the body to audiences that might move them touch them help them think
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Making Simply Beautiful...
visually literate in the pursuit of beautiful photographs it's kind of like music in that someone who studies music and practices music hears more when they listen to a symphony likewise with photography the more you pay attention
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The Lost Kingdom of...
they just think of the of ancient Egypt but we're in Sudan right there was a major ancient civilization here urban literate powerful kings that controlled a vast empire in the eighth century bigger than any Empire that had ever
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The Strange and...
snails I define part of my mission as the spokesperson for land snails my goal is helping people become ecologically literate about snails this is my volunteers they're from a garden and I don't know what they are okay but I
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Kalika Bali: The giant...
Here is a large literate population that wants to work, right, and how can we make this possible for them? So Karya is one such way through which this population can get on to the digital world and, you know,
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is...
and to try and make our population more science literate than it is right now by talking about things. The truth, you know, the easiest way to counter misinformation and disinformation
Video examples
Esports, Virtual Formula...
what it really means to go and live in a world augmented by technology. The relevance of it, the context of it, what it actually means to go and connect with people and technology being part of everything. They are able to go and reimagine the world around them. They’re more data literate than ever.
Video examples
A Choreographer's...
with the technology of the body. I think it's the most technologically literate thing that we have, and I'm absolutely obsessed with finding a way of communicating ideas through the body to audiences that might move them, touch them, help them think differently about things.
Video examples
What it takes to be...
Today, we are here to raise our standards of racial literacy, to redefine what it means to be racially literate. We want everywhere across the United States for our youngest and future generations to grow up equipped with the tools to understand, navigate and improve
Video examples
How to live and act (and...
age so what are the four attributes that make someone network literate first there's the baseline understanding of new technology think of this as network nology and the technology is important because it makes the the network's tangible in completely new ways they
Video examples
A choreographer's...
am now obsessed with the technology of the body I think it's the most technologically literate thing that we have and I'm absolutely obsessed with finding a way of communicating ideas through the body to audiences that might move them touch them help them think
Video examples
Making Simply Beautiful...
visually literate in the pursuit of beautiful photographs it's kind of like music in that someone who studies music and practices music hears more when they listen to a symphony likewise with photography the more you pay attention
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The Lost Kingdom of...
they just think of the of ancient Egypt but we're in Sudan right there was a major ancient civilization here urban literate powerful kings that controlled a vast empire in the eighth century bigger than any Empire that had ever
Video examples
The Strange and...
snails I define part of my mission as the spokesperson for land snails my goal is helping people become ecologically literate about snails this is my volunteers they're from a garden and I don't know what they are okay but I
Video examples
Kalika Bali: The giant...
Here is a large literate population that wants to work, right, and how can we make this possible for them? So Karya is one such way through which this population can get on to the digital world and, you know,
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is...
and to try and make our population more science literate than it is right now by talking about things. The truth, you know, the easiest way to counter misinformation and disinformation
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Tony Buzan
English Author
I'm delighted the world is becoming more mentally literate. A few decades ago, if you mentioned the word 'brain,' no one was interested. Now, nearly every magazine on the planet is featuring the brain. One of my original goals, on one level, was to make myself unnecessary.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And I don't mean just whether a politician is scientifically literate, but people who vote politicians into office.
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David Crystal
English Educator
Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.
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Steve Kornacki
I think I'm statistically literate and numbers-oriented. But I'm nowhere near as sophisticated as a lot of other folks I see. Maybe that helps me not get too jargony and communicate this stuff in a way that's somewhat accessible.
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James Tobin
American Economist
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher.
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Kerry Greenwood
Australian Author
I got out of difficult situations when many of my classmates didn't because I was smart, and I was lucky, and my parents were amazingly literate and helpful.
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Lucinda Williams
American Musician
I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I think more tolerance, more people having more access to a chance to be literate, and a chance to stay healthy makes for a more peaceful planet.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.
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Christina Hoff Sommers
American Author
You have to be literate in today's world. We're not going to get away with not teaching boys to read.
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Tony Buzan
English Author
I'm delighted the world is becoming more mentally literate. A few decades ago, if you mentioned the word 'brain,' no one was interested. Now, nearly every magazine on the planet is featuring the brain. One of my original goals, on one level, was to make myself unnecessary.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And I don't mean just whether a politician is scientifically literate, but people who vote politicians into office.
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David Crystal
English Educator
Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.
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Steve Kornacki
I think I'm statistically literate and numbers-oriented. But I'm nowhere near as sophisticated as a lot of other folks I see. Maybe that helps me not get too jargony and communicate this stuff in a way that's somewhat accessible.
Quote examples
James Tobin
American Economist
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher.
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Kerry Greenwood
Australian Author
I got out of difficult situations when many of my classmates didn't because I was smart, and I was lucky, and my parents were amazingly literate and helpful.
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Lucinda Williams
American Musician
I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
I think more tolerance, more people having more access to a chance to be literate, and a chance to stay healthy makes for a more peaceful planet.
Quote examples
Neil Gaiman
British Author
The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.
Quote examples
Christina Hoff Sommers
American Author
You have to be literate in today's world. We're not going to get away with not teaching boys to read.
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