reading

A1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/ UK /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1277

Meanings

1

noun
The activity of looking at and understanding written words.

She loves reading and finishes a new book every week.
2

noun
Books, articles, or other written material meant to be read.

The teacher assigned some reading for the weekend.
3

noun
A number or value shown by a measuring instrument.

We could not believe the reading on the electricity meter.
4

noun
A particular way of understanding or interpreting something.

On that reading, his comment was clearly meant as an insult.
5

noun
The act of reading a text aloud to an audience.

The reading at the funeral was from a famous poem.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · books, articles, or other... reading material

3 noun · a number or value shown by... indicationmeter reading

5 noun · the act of reading a text... recitation

Word family

Forms readings

Derived forms bioreadingcross-readinge-readinglip-readingmapreadingmind-readingnewsreadingnonreadingplayreadingraudingreadin'reading-lamp

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Phrases (4)

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meter reading
the value shown by an instrument that measures a quantity

Noun + noun
reading desk
a sloping desk or stand that holds a text for a speaker

Noun + noun
indiscriminate reading
reading a wide range of material without choosing carefully

Adjective + noun
careful reading
close attention to details and meaning while reading or interpreting something

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.

Rēadingas Old English

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# reading

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 1277

## Meanings
1. The activity of looking at and understanding written words.
2. Books, articles, or other written material meant to be read.
3. A number or value shown by a measuring instrument.
4. A particular way of understanding or interpreting something.
5. The act of reading a text aloud to an audience.

## Examples
- She loves reading and finishes a new book every week.
- The teacher assigned some reading for the weekend.
- We could not believe the reading on the electricity meter.
- On that reading, his comment was clearly meant as an insult.
- The reading at the funeral was from a famous poem.

## Derived Forms
- bioreading
- cross-reading
- e-reading
- lip-reading
- mapreading
- mind-reading
- newsreading
- nonreading
- playreading
- rauding
- readin'
- reading-lamp

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Rēadingas

## Etymology
From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.

## AI Etymology
Reading comes from Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading. Modern senses include the activity of looking at and understanding written words. and books, articles, or other written material meant to be read.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bioreading, cross-reading, e-reading, lip-reading, mapreading, and mind-reading.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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