reading

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of read

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of interpreting written language.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of interpreting written language.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The process of interpreting written language.
4. (countable, uncountable) A value indicated by a measuring device.
5. (countable, uncountable) An event at which written material is read aloud.
6. (countable, uncountable) A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
7. (countable, uncountable) Something to read; reading material.
8. (countable, uncountable) The extent of what one has read.
9. (countable, uncountable) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
10. (countable, uncountable) A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
11. (uncountable) The content of a reading list.
12. (uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.

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read

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

perusal

read

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interpretation

studying

recitation

study

meter reading

version

reciting

readout

recital

variant

indication

rendition

construction

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rendering

reading matter

lection

reading material

learning

writing

outlook

paper

paragraph

personation

playback

prayer

protocol

rating

readings

record

recording

registering

registry

scholarship

segment

selection

sense

sensing

teaching

text

understanding

view

vision

write down

for reading

education

registration

text of a book

thought-image

Translations

lecture

lettura

lectura

leitura

Lesen

Lektüre

lectura

Lesung

interpretazione

lezen

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Lesestoff

ανάγνωση

Ablesung

lezione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹiːdɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: reding

Inherited from Old English: rǣdende

Inherited from Old English: rǣding

In summary

From Middle English reding, redyng, redand, from Old English rǣdende, present participle of rǣdan (“to read”), equivalent to read + -ing.

Sentences

I really enjoyed reading it .

I'm reading a fascinating detective story .

Beds , beaches , and lawns are good for reading .

I don't think it's very ethical reading other people's stuff .