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Meaning of 'reading' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reading [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.
- Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.
2 . Reading [ n.]
- The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.
- Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.
- A lecture or prelection; public recital.
- The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.
- Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering.
- An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.
3 . Reading [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Read

Meaning of 'reading' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reading [ n]
Meaning (1):
- written material intended to be read
Example in sentence:
  • he bought some reading material at the airport;
  • the teacher assigned new readings
Meaning (2):
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
Example in sentence:
  • he could not believe the meter reading;
  • the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
Meaning (3):
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
Example in sentence:
  • he has a job meter reading for the gas company
Meaning (4):
- a particular interpretation or performance
Example in sentence:
  • he was famous for his reading of Mozart;
  • on that reading it was an insult
Meaning (5):
- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
Example in sentence:
  • his main reading was detective stories;
  • suggestions for further reading
Meaning (6):
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Example in sentence:
  • the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems

Nearby Words:

reabsorb reabsorption reaccess reaccuse reach reachable reached reacher reaching reachless

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