Definitions for Reading

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Reading read·ing

Spelling: [ree-ding]

IPA: /ˈri dɪŋ/

Reading is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 292 anagrams from letters in Reading (adeginr).

Definitions for Reading

noun

1. the action or practice of a person who reads.
2. Speech. the oral interpretation of written language.
3. the interpretation given in the performance of a dramatic part, musical composition, etc.:
4. the extent to which a person has read; literary knowledge:
5. matter read or for reading:
6. the form or version of a given passage in a particular text:
7. an instance or occasion in which a text or other matter is read or performed, usually without elaborate preparation and often as a means of testing its merits:
8. an interpretation given to anything:
9. the indication of a graduated instrument:
10. Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860–1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
11. a city in Berkshire, in S England.
12. a city in SE Pennsylvania.
13. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
14. a city in SW Ohio.
15. an act or instance of reading:
16. something that is read:

Idioms

1. read between the lines. line1 (def 82).
2. read for, (of an actor) to audition for (a role, a play, etc.).
3. read lips, to study the lip movements of a speaker who cannot be heard so as to determine the words being uttered.
4. read the green, Golf. green (def 33).
5. read the riot act. Riot Act (def 2).

adjective

1. pertaining to or used for reading:
2. given to reading:

Verb phrases

1. read in, Computers. to place (data, programs, or control information) in memory.
2. read out, to read aloud, as for someone's attention. Computers. to retrieve (information) from a computer.
3. read out of, to oust from membership in (a political party or other group) by a public announcement of dismissal:
4. read up on, to learn about by reading; gather information on; research by reading:

verb (used with object)

1. to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.):
2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.):
3. to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it:
4. to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers:
5. to apprehend or interpret the meaning of (gestures, movements, signals, or the like):
6. to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation:
7. to anticipate, expect, or calculate by observation:
8. to foresee, foretell, or predict:
9. to make out the character, motivations, desires, etc., of (a person or persons), as by the interpretation of outward signs.
10. to interpret or attribute a meaning to (a written text), a musical composition, etc.):
11. to infer (something not expressed or directly indicated) from what is read, considered, or observed:
12. to adopt or give as a reading in a particular passage: .
13. to substitute or replace (a particular word or phrase) in a written text, usually to correct an error: .
14. to check (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) for errors; proofread.
15. to register or indicate, as a thermometer, clock, etc.
16. Computers. to obtain (data, programs, or control information) from an external storage medium or some other source and place in memory.
17. British. to study (a subject), as at a university:
18. to read the work of (an author):
19. to learn by or as if by reading:
20. to hear and understand (a transmitted radio message or the person transmitting it); receive:
21. to bring, put, etc., by reading:
22. to give one (a lecture or lesson) by way of admonition or rebuke.
23. to discover or explain the meaning of (a riddle, dream, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to read or peruse written or printed matter.
2. to utter aloud or render in speech written or printed words that one is perusing:
3. to give a public reading or recital.
4. to inspect and apprehend the meaning of written or other signs or characters.
5. to occupy oneself seriously with reading or study.
6. to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading.
7. to admit of being read, especially properly or well.
8. to have a certain wording.
9. to admit of being interpreted:
10. to register or indicate particular information, as the status or condition of something:
11. to have an effect or make an impression; show forth:
12. Computers. to read data, programs, or control information.

Origin of Reading

before 900; Middle English redyng (gerund), Old English rǣdinge. See read¹, -ing¹, -ing²

Examples for Reading

The remark comes to mind while reading The Selected Letters of Norman Mailer.

While Mr. Compton was reading the letter, I had leisure to look at him, and at his room.

It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.

He was reading when I approached him, and he looked flushed and agitated.

Your reading makes you a stranger to nothing but what you should be most acquainted with.

Corden has actually been attached to Into the Woods since the first reading of the screenplay two-and-a-half years ago.

I gave a reading last week with someone who had taken a class of mine.

After reading Ever Yours, if nothing else, one can start to understand how such a fanatic mind could produce such fanatic art.

The reading of the letter was greeted with prolonged applause.

The first evening reading had been commenced with nuts and apples.