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Read·ing

(rĕd′ĭng)

1. A borough of south-central England west of London. Occupied by the Danes in 871, it was chartered in 1253.

2. A city of southeast Pennsylvania on the Schuykill River northwest of Philadelphia. Settled in 1748, it is an important commercial, industrial, and transportation center.

read·ing

(rē′dĭng)

1. The act or activity of one that reads.

2. The act or practice of rendering aloud written or printed matter: skilled at forensic reading.

3. An official or public recitation of written material: the reading of a will; a reading by the poet of her own works.

a. The specific form of a particular passage in a text: a manuscript with a variant reading.

b. The distinctive interpretation of a work of performing art given by the person or persons performing it.

5. An interpretation or appraisal: He gave us his reading of the situation.

6. Written or printed material: The survivors' account is fascinating reading.

7. The information indicated by a gauge or graduated instrument.

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reading

(ˈriːdɪŋ)

a. the act of a person who reads

b. (as modifier): a reading room; a reading lamp.

a. ability to read

b. (as modifier): the reading public; a child of reading age.

3. any matter that can be read; written or printed text

4. a public recital or rendering of a literary work

5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the form of a particular word or passage in a given text, esp where more than one version exists

6. an interpretation, as of a piece of music, a situation, or something said or written

7. knowledge gained from books: a person of little reading.

8. a measurement indicated by a gauge, dial, scientific instrument, etc

9. (Parliamentary Procedure) parliamentary procedure

a. the formal recital of the body or title of a bill in a legislative assembly in order to begin one of the stages of its passage

b. one of the three stages in the passage of a bill through a legislative assembly. See first reading, second reading, third reading

10. (Law) the formal recital of something written, esp a will

Reading

(ˈrɛdɪŋ)

1. (Placename) a town in S England, in Reading unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames: university (1892). Pop: 232 662 (2001)

2. (Placename) a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 100 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles)

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read•ing

(ˈri dɪŋ)

n.

1. the action or practice of a person who reads.

2. 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: light reading.

6. the form or version of a given passage in a particular text: the various readings of a line in Shakespeare.

7. an instance or occasion in which a text or literary work is read or recited in public.

8. an interpretation given to anything: What is your reading of the situation?

9. the indication of a graduated instrument: The thermometer reading is 101.2°F.

adj.

10. pertaining to or used for reading: reading glasses.

11. given to reading: the reading public.

[before 900]

Read•ing

(ˈrɛd ɪŋ)

n.

1. a city in Berkshire, in S England. 137,700.

2. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 76,550.

Reading

See also authors; books; literary style; literature; verse.

alexia

dyslexia.

dyslexia

an impairment of the ability to read because of a brain defect. Also called alexia. — dyslexie, adj.

strephosymbolia

Medicine. 1. a disorder of perception causing objects to seem as if reversed in a mirror.
2. a reading difficulty characterized by confusion between similar but oppositely oriented letters (b-d, etc.) and a tendency to reverse direction in reading. — strephosymbolic, adj.

Readers/Reading

reading

noun

1. perusal, study, review, examination, inspection, scrutiny This knowledge makes the second reading as enjoyable as the first.

2. learning, education, knowledge, scholarship, erudition, edification, book-learning a man of great imagination, of wide reading and deep learning

3. recital, performance, rendering, rendition, lesson, lecture, sermon, homily a poetry reading

4. interpretation, take (informal, chiefly U.S.), understanding, treatment, version, construction, impression, grasp, conception There is a reading of this situation which upsets people.

5. measurement, record, figure, indication The gauge must be giving a faulty reading.

Quotations
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body" [Richard Steele The Tatler]
"Some people say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading" [Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts]
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing" [Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

reading

noun

One's artistic conception as shown by the way in which something such as a dramatic role or musical composition is rendered:

execution, interpretation, performance, realization, rendering, rendition.

Translations

الأرقام والقِياساتالقُدْرَه على القِراءَهقِرَاءَةقِراءَهقِراءَه أمام الجُمْهور

čtenírecitaceúdajčetba

læsningmålingoplæsningvisning

Lesen Lesung Anzeige

ανάγνωση αναγνωστικός διάβασμα

lectura interpretación

lukemalukeminentulkinta

lecture relevé

čitanje

állásfelolvasás

lesturstaîa lesinn af mæliupplestur

Lettura lettura pubblica lezione misurazione dell'esposizione interpretazione

読書

독서

lezen

avlesing måltall opplesing

czytanie

leitura

чтение

čitáreňúdaj

branje

läsning

การอ่าน

okumaokuma yeteneğiölçüm sayı derece

sự đọc

朗诵读读数阅读阅读能力

reading

[ˈriːdɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= activity) → lectura f
suggestions for further reading → sugerencias de lecturas suplementarias
I only know about it from reading → todo lo que sé sobre ello es a través de lo que he leído

2. (also reading matter) the book is or makes interesting reading → el libro es or resulta interesante
I'd prefer some light reading → preferiría algo fácil or ameno de leer, preferiría algo que no sea muy pesado de leer

3. (= interpretation) → interpretación f (Cine, Theat) [of part] → lectura f
my reading of the situation is this → así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación

4. (on thermometer, instrument) → lectura f
to give a true/false reading [instrument] → marcar bien/mal
readings of more than 40°C are common → es normal que los termómetros marquen más de 40°C
to take a reading of sth → hacer una lectura de algo, leer algo

5. (= passage) → lectura f

6. (= recital) [of play, poem] → recital m
see also play D
see also poetry

7. (Parl) [of bill] → lectura f
the bill has had its first reading → el proyecto de ley ha pasado por su primera lectura
to give a bill a second reading → leer un proyecto de ley por segunda vez

8. (Jur) [of will, banns] → lectura f

9. (= knowledge) a person of wide reading → una persona muy leída

B. ADJ the reading public → el público que lee, el público lector
he's a great reading man → es un hombre que lee mucho, es hombre muy aficionado a la lectura

C. CPD reading age N → nivel m de lectura
he has a reading age of eight → tiene el nivel de lectura de un niño de ocho años
reading book N → libro m de lectura
reading glasses NPL → gafas fpl para leer
reading knowledge N she has a reading knowledge of Spanish → sabe leer el español
reading lamp, reading light N → lámpara f para leer, lámpara f portátil
reading list N → lista f de lecturas
reading matter, reading material N → material m de lectura
reading room N → sala f de lectura
reading speed N → velocidad f de lectura

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reading

[ˈriːdɪŋ]

[books] → lecture f
Reading is one of my hobbies → La lecture est l'un de mes passe-temps.
to make interesting reading → être intéressant(e) à lire
to make depressing reading → être déprimant(e) à lire
to make dull reading → être ennuyeux/euse à lire

(= performance) → lecture m
a poetry reading → une lecture de poésie

(= understanding) → lecture f
my reading of the situation is that ... → ma lecture de la situation est que ...

(on instrument) → lecture f

(in church) → lecture f

modif [ability, difficulties, habits, lesson, material, skills] → de lecture reading comprehension, reading groupreading age n
he has a reading age of eight → il a le niveau de lecture d'un enfant de huit ansreading book n → livre m de lecturereading comprehension n → compréhension f en lecturereading glasses npl → lunettes fpl de lecturereading group n → groupe m de lecturereading lamp n → lampe f de bureaureading light n (on desk) → lampe f de bureau; (in train, plane) → liseuse freading list n → bibliographie freading material n → de quoi lire, de la lecturereading matter n → de quoi lire, de la lecture
I've got some reading matter → j'ai de la lecturereading room n → salle f de lecture

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reading

(= action) → Lesen nt

(= reading matter) → Lektüre f; this book makes (for) very interesting reading → dieses Buch ist sehr interessant zu lesen; have you any light reading? → haben Sie eine leichte Lektüre?

(= recital, excerpt) → Lesung f; play reading → Lesen nt → mit verteilten Rollen

(= interpretation) → Interpretation f, → Verständnis nt

(= variant) → Version f

(from meter) → Thermometer-/Barometer-/Zählerstand etc m; (on flight etc instruments) → Anzeige f; (in scientific experiment) → Messwert m; to take a reading → den Thermometerstand etc/die Anzeige/den Messwert ablesen; the reading is … → das Thermometer etc steht auf …; → die Anzeige/der Messwert ist …

(Parl, of bill) → Lesung f; the Senate gave the bill its first/a second reading → der Senat beriet das Gesetz in erster/zweiter Lesung

(= knowledge) → Belesenheit f; a man of wide reading → ein sehr belesener Mann

reading

reading age

n a low/high reading → ein hohes/junges Lesalter; a reading of 7 → die Lesefähigkeit eines 7-Jährigen

reading book

n → Lesebuch nt

reading desk

n → (Lese)tisch m

reading glass

n → Lupe f

reading glasses

pl → Lesebrille f

reading head

n (Comput) → Lesekopf m

reading knowledge

n to have a reading of Spanish → Spanisch lesen können

reading lamp

n → Leselampe f

reading list

n → Leseliste f

reading matter

n → Lesestoff m

reading public

n → Leserschaft f, → Leser pl

reading room

n → Lesesaal m

reading speed

n (of child, Comput) → Lesegeschwindigkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reading

[ˈriːdɪŋ] n

a. (gen) → lettura; (of proofs) → correzione f
I like reading → mi piace leggere

b. (interpretation) → interpretazione f; (of original text, manuscript) → lezione f

c. (of thermometer) → lettura
to take a reading → prendere or fare una lettura

d. (recital, of play, poem) → reading m inv
to give a poetry reading → tenere un reading di poesia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

read

(riːd) – past tense, past participle read (red) – verb

1. to look at and understand (printed or written words or other signs). Have you read this letter?; Can your little girl read yet?; Can anyone here read Chinese?; to read music; I can read (= understand without being told) her thoughts/mind.

2. to learn by reading. I read in the paper today that the government is going to cut taxes again.

3. to read aloud, usually to someone else. I read my daughter a story before she goes to bed; I read to her before she goes to bed.

4. to pass one's time by reading books etc for pleasure etc. I don't have much time to read these days.

5. to study (a subject) at a university etc.

6. to look at or be able to see (something) and get information from it. I can't read the clock without my glasses; The nurse read the thermometer.

7. to be written or worded; to say. His letter reads as follows: `Dear Sir, ...'

8. (of a piece of writing etc) to make a (good, bad etc) impression. This report reads well.

9. (of dials, instruments etc) to show a particular figure, measurement etc. The thermometer reads –5C.

10. to (cause a word, phrase etc to) be replaced by another, eg in a document or manuscript. There is one error on this page – For `two yards', read `two metres'; `Two yards long' should read `two metres long'.

noun

the act, or a period, of reading. I like a good read before I go to sleep.

ˈreadable adjective

(negative unreadable).

1. easy or pleasant to read. I don't usually enjoy poetry but I find these poems very readable.

2. able to be read. Your handwriting is scarcely readable.

ˈreadableness noun

ˌreadaˈbility noun

ˈreader noun

1. a person who reads books, magazines etc. He's a keen reader.

2. a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine etc. The editor asked readers to write to him with their opinions.

3. a reading-book, especially for children or for learners of a foreign language. a Latin reader.

ˈreadership noun

the (number of) people who read a newspaper, magazine etc.

ˈreading noun

1. the act of reading.

2. the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment. a poetry reading.

3. the ability to read. The boy is good at reading.

4. the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc. The reading on the thermometer was –5 C.

reading-

1. for the purpose of reading. reading-glasses; a reading-room in a library.

2. for learning to read. a reading-book.

ˈreading material noun

a list of books, stories, articles etc that need to be read for one's studies.

ˈreading matter noun

something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters). There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.

ˈread-out – plural ˈread-outs – noun

data produced by a computer, eg on magnetic or paper tape.

read between the lines

to look for or find information (eg in a letter) which is not actually stated.

read off

to read from a dial, instrument etc. The engineer read off the temperatures one by one.

read on

to continue to read; to read further. He paused for a few moments, and then read on.

read out

to read aloud. Read out the answers to the questions.

read over/through

to read from beginning to end. I'll read through your manuscript, and let you know if I find any mistakes.

reading

→ قِرَاءَة čtení læsning Lesen ανάγνωση lectura lukeminen lecture čitanje lettura 読書 독서 lezen avlesing czytanie leitura чтение läsning การอ่าน okuma sự đọc 阅读

read·ing

n. lectura;

___ glasses → anteojos, espejuelos, gafas para leer;

___ disorders → trastornos o impedimentos en la ___.

reading

n (of an instrument) lectura

References in classic literature ?

My residence was more favorable, not only to thought, but to serious reading, than a university; and though I was beyond the range of the ordinary circulating library, I had more than ever come within the influence of those books which circulate round the world, whose sentences were first written on bark, and are now merely copied from time to time on to linen paper.

What the Roman and Grecian multitude could not hear, after the lapse of ages a few scholars read, and a few scholars only are still reading it.

View in context

In later years, Reading seems to have been regarded as a handy place to run down to, when matters were becoming unpleasant in London.

During the Parliamentary struggle, Reading was besieged by the Earl of Essex, and, a quarter of a century later, the Prince of Orange routed King James's troops there.

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And when printing came, the listening time of the world was done and the reading time had begun.

View in context

To give an account of one's reading is in some sort to give an account of one's life; and I hope that I shall not offend those who follow me in these papers, if I cannot help speaking of myself in speaking of the authors I must call my masters: my masters not because they taught me this or that directly, but because I had such delight in them that I could not fail to teach myself from them whatever I was capable of learning.

I shall try not to use authority, however, and I do not expect to speak here of all my reading, whether it has been much or little, but only of those books, or of those authors that I have felt a genuine passion for.

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"I cannot understand how that can be, for in truth to my mind there is no better reading in the world, and I have here two or three of them, with other writings that are the very life, not only of myself but of plenty more; for when it is harvest-time, the reapers flock here on holidays, and there is always one among them who can read and who takes up one of these books, and we gather round him, thirty or more of us, and stay listening to him with a delight that makes our grey hairs grow young again.

"And I just as much," said the landlady, "because I never have a quiet moment in my house except when you are listening to some one reading; for then you are so taken up that for the time being you forget to scold."

View in context

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

View in context

He never read them, for he had long lost the habit of reading, but he liked to turn the pages, look at the illustrations if they were illustrated, and mend the bindings.

View in context

In one important respect, the later portion of the manuscript differed from the pages which he had just been reading. Signs of an overwrought brain showed themselves, here and there, as the outline of the play approached its end.

Noun	1.	reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading" linguistic process, language - the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" speed-reading - reading at speeds significantly faster than normal perusal, perusing, poring over, studying - reading carefully with intent to remember browsing, browse - reading superficially or at random skim, skimming - reading or glancing through quickly
	2.	reading - a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
	3.	reading - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" meter reading, indication data point, datum - an item of factual information derived from measurement or research clock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" miles per hour, mph - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
	4.	reading - written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" reading material black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) bumf, bumph - reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring
	5.	reading - a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something interpretation, version internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image reinterpretation - a new or different meaning anagoge - a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
	6.	Reading - a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England England - a division of the United Kingdom Berkshire - a county in southern England
	7.	reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" recitation, recital oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
	8.	reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" meter reading measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"