reading
//ˈɹiːdɪŋ//
formalForms
- Plural
- readings
Definitions
1.present participle and gerund of read
- Have you finished reading the novel?
- I have already finished reading this book.
- He is reading a book.
1.The process of interpreting written language.
- That's my reading of the current situation.
- The student is behind in his reading by several chapters.
2.A value indicated by a measuring device.
- He glanced across and took note of the speedometer reading.
- He noted that fine dust readings have been higher in Seoul than in Beijing recently.
3.An event at which written material is read aloud.
- I attended a poetry reading.
4.The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1469
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English reding, redyng, redand
From Old English rǣdende, present participle of rǣdan (“to read”), equivalent to read + -ing.