reading

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English

Pronunciation

• enPR: rēd'ĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/, [ˈɹiːɾɪŋ], /ˈɹidiŋ/, [ˈɹiɾiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ

Etymology 1

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

Verb

reading

1. present participle and gerund of read

Etymology 2

From Middle English reding, redynge, redunge, from Old English rǣding (“reading”), equivalent to read +‎ -ing.

Noun

reading (countable and uncountable, plural readings)

1. The process of interpreting written language.

3. The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
4. A value indicated by a measuring device.
   • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     He noted that fine dust readings have been higher in Seoul than in Beijing recently.

5. An event at which written material is read aloud.

6. An interpretation.

7. (linguistics) A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
8. Something to read; reading material.
9. The extent of what one has read.

10. (politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
11. A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.

12. (education, uncountable) The content of a reading list.
13. (go, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• “reading”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Dearing, dearing, deraign, gradine, grained, inraged