- read|ing
- read|ing «REE dihng», noun, adjective.–n.1. the act or process of getting the meaning of written or printed words: »
The teaching of reading has not changed in a generation (Time).
2. the study of books or other written material: »Reading has objective values, such as giving facts and arousing interests (Emory S. Bogardus). Reading maketh a full man (Francis Bacon).
3. a speaking out loud of written or printed words; public recital: »Reading aloud requires stamina in the reader as well as the read to (London Times).
4. the written or printed matter read or to be read: »It is in newspapers that we must look for main reading of this generation (Thomas De Quincey). Remembering his early love of poetry and fiction, she unlocked a bookcase, and took down several books that had been excellent reading in their day (Hawthorne).
5. the amount shown by letters, figures, or signs on the scale of an instrument: »The reading of the thermometer was 96 degrees.
6. the form of a given word or passage in a particular copy or edition of a book: »No two editions have the same reading for that passage.
7. Figurative. interpretation: »Each actor gave the lines a different reading.
8. the extent to which one has read; literary knowledge.9. formal recital of a bill, or part of it, before a legislature. In Congress, a bill is given three readings (usually by title only) during its passage. The British Parliament gives a bill three readings, the fullest being the second.–adj.1. that reads: »the reading public.
2. used in or for reading: »reading glasses.
3. of or for reading: »good reading material.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
