reading (ˈriːdɪŋ
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of a person who reads
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a reading room
a reading lamp
- ability to read
- ((as modifier) ⇒
the reading public
a child of reading age
- any matter that can be read; written or printed text
- a public recital or rendering of a literary work
- the form of a particular word or passage in a given text, esp where more than one version exists
- an interpretation, as of a piece of music, a situation, or something said or written
- knowledge gained from books ⇒
a person of little reading
- a measurement indicated by a gauge, dial, scientific instrument, etc
- parliamentary procedure
- the formal recital of the body or title of a bill in a legislative assembly in order to begin one of the stages of its passage
- one of the three stages in the passage of a bill through a legislative assembly See first reading , second reading , third reading
- the formal recital of something written, esp a will
Synonyms
View thesaurus entryReading (ˈrɛdɪŋ)
Definitions
noun
- a town in S England, in Reading unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames: university (1892). Pop: 232 662 (2001)
- a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 100 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles)
1read1 (riːd)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: reads, reading, read, rɛd
- to comprehend the meaning of (something written or printed) by looking at and interpreting the written or printed characters
- to be occupied in such an activity ⇒
he was reading all day
- tr, often foll by out to look at, interpret, and speak aloud (something written or printed) ⇒
he read to us from the Bible
- (tr) to interpret the significance or meaning of through scrutiny and recognition ⇒
he read the sky and predicted rain
to read a map
- (tr) to interpret or understand the meaning of (signs, characters, etc) other than by visual means ⇒
to read Braille
- (tr) to have sufficient knowledge of (a language) to understand the written or printed word ⇒
do you read German?
- (tr) to discover or make out the true nature or mood of ⇒
to read someone's mind
- to interpret or understand (something read) in a specified way, or (of something read) to convey a particular meaning or impression ⇒
I read this speech as satire
this book reads well
- (tr) to adopt as a reading in a particular passage ⇒
for ``boon'' read ``bone''
- (intr) to have or contain a certain form or wording ⇒
the sentence reads as follows
- to undertake a course of study in (a subject) ⇒
to read history
read for the bar
- to gain knowledge by reading ⇒
he read about the war
- (tr) to register, indicate, or show ⇒
the meter reads 100
- (tr) to bring or put into a specified condition by reading ⇒
to read a child to sleep
- (tr) to hear and understand, esp when using a two-way radio ⇒
we are reading you loud and clear
- computing to obtain (data) from a storage device, such as magnetic tape Compare write (sense 16)
- (tr) to understand (written or printed music) by interpretation of the notes on the staff and to be able to reproduce the musical sounds represented by these notes
- See read a lesson
- See read between the lines
- See you wouldn't read about it
noun
- matter suitable for reading ⇒
this new book is a very good read
- the act of reading
Word Origin
Old English rǣdan to advise, explain; related to Old Frisian rēda , Old High German rātan , Gothic garēdanSynonyms
View thesaurus entry2read2 (rɛd)
Definitions
verb
- the past tense and past participle of read1
adjective
- having knowledge gained from books (esp in the phrases widely read, well-read)
- See take something as read
Quotations
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body"
"Some people say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading"
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing"
"Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest"
Book of Common Prayer
Translations
- British English:
reading
Reading is the activity of reading books.I have always loved reading.ˈriːdɪŋ NOUN I have always loved reading.
- Spanish:
lectura
nf
- French:
lecture
nf
- German:
Lesen
nnt
- Chinese: 阅读 n
- Arabic: قِرَاءَة n
- Portuguese: leitura nf
- Russian: чтение nnt
- Croatian: čitanje nnt
- Czech: čtení nnt
- Danish: læsning nutr
- Dutch: lezing nf
- Finnish: lukeminen n
- Greek: ανάγνωση nf
- Italian: lettura nf
- Japanese: 読書 n
- Korean: 독서 n
- Norwegian: avlesing nm
- Polish: czytanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: leitura nf
- European Spanish:
lectura
nf
- Swedish: läsning nutr
- Thai: การอ่าน n
- Turkish: okuma n
- Vietnamese: sự đọc n
Usage examples
Malone went into the interview room where Baker, cup and saucer at his elbow, sat reading a morning newspaper.
, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)It's coming down to the winning the starts and reading the shifts right.
Yachting Boating World (2004)Even more dramatic was their reading next day of Janacek's Quartet No 2, Intimate Letters, (1928).
Irish Times (2002)We carry £50m of stock, and if our reading of fashion is wrong you can imagine the consequences.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Let me just have a reading of it at Tribeca, just to get a little bit closer idea of what it all is.
, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)