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See also:Readingandreadding

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishreding,redyng,redand, fromOld Englishrǣdende, present participle ofrǣdan(“to read”), equivalent toread +‎-ing.

Verb

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reading

  1. presentparticiple andgerund ofread

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishreding,redynge,redunge, fromOld Englishrǣding(“reading”), equivalent toread +‎-ing.

Noun

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reading (countable anduncountable,pluralreadings)

  1. The process ofinterpretingwrittenlanguage.
    The student is behind in hisreading by several chapters.
    2. The process of interpreting asymbol, asign or a measuring device.
    3. (by extension) Aninterpretation.
    That's myreading of the current situation.
  2. Avalue indicated by a measuring device.
    He glanced across and took note of the speedometerreading.
    • 2019,VOA Learning English (public domain)
      He noted that fine dustreadings have been higher in Seoul than in Beijing recently.
  3. Anevent at which written material is readaloud.
    I attended a poetryreading.
  5. (linguistics) Apronunciation associated with a particularcharacter orword; particularly inEast Asianscripts.
    Some Chinese characters have numerousreadings.
    • 1946 February 16, “China”, inForeign Commerce Weekly‎[1], volume XXII, number 7, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,United States Department of Commerce,→ISSN,→OCLC,page26, column 2:
      Recent reports fromTaiwan (Formosa), although fragmentary, begin to give a picture of economic conditions following the conclusion of the war. Now officially referred to as Taiwan Province, the island's former Japanese administration is being replaced by Chinese officials with little change, at least as yet, in the administrative pattern. Although there is no indication that ideographs will be changed, Chinesereadings rather than Japanese will be followed for place names. Taihoku, for example, will be read in our alphabet as Taipei. This city presumably will continue to be the capital of Taiwan.
  6. Something to read;reading material.
  7. Theextent of what one has read.
    He's a man of goodreading.
  8. (politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
  9. A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
    After the homily there will be tworeadings from the Bible.
  10. (education, uncountable) Thecontent of areading list.
  11. (go, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
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Translations
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process of interpreting written language
process of interpreting a symbol
value indicated by a measuring device
event at which material is read aloud
interpretation
pronunciation associated with a particular character or word
something to read—seereading material
extent of one's reading
one of several stages a bill passes through
a piece read to an audience
act or process of imagining sequences of moves
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