26984 words

reading

9 definitions • 11 examples
1
the skill or activity of getting information from books:

Examples:

Reading and tennis are my favourite pastimes.
The diaries make good (bedtime) reading (= are good to read (in bed at night)).
These books are compulsory/required reading for students of architecture.
2
an occasion when something written, especially a work of literature, is spoken to an audience:
3
the way in which you understand something:

Examples:

My reading of the situation is that John wanted any excuse to resign.
4
In a parliament, a reading of a new law is one of the stages of discussion before it is approved:

Examples:

The Housing Bill was given its second reading in Parliament today.
5

Examples:

a thermometer reading
6
the skill or activity of getting information from written words:

Examples:

[ U ] Reading is my favorite pastime.
7
Reading is also text to be read:

Examples:

[ U ] These books are required reading for architecture students.
8
A reading is an occasion when a literary work or formal text is read aloud to a group of people:

Examples:

[ C ] a poetry reading
9
the way in which you understand something:

Examples:

My reading of the situation is that John wanted an excuse to resign.

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