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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.: an interesting reading of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
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EXPAND6.
the form or version of a given passage in a particular text: the various readings of a line in Shakespeare.
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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: The playwright wants to have a reading of the play for prospective producers.
8.
an interpretation given to anything: What is your reading of the situation?
9.
COLLAPSEthe indication of a graduated instrument: The reading is 101.2°F.
adjective
10.
pertaining to or used for reading: reading glasses.
11.
given to reading: the reading public.
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Example Sentences
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- Coffee-houses used to charge for coffee, but gave away access to reading materials.
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noun
1.
Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860–1935, Lord Chief justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
2.
a city in Berkshire, in S England. 132,900.
3.
a city in SE Pennsylvania. 78,686.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 22,678.
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a city in SW Ohio. 12,879.
verb (used with object)
1.
to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
2.
to utter aloud or render in speech (something written, printed, etc.): reading a story to his children; The actor read his lines in a booming voice.
3.
to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it: to be able to read French.
4.
to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers: to read Braille.
5.
EXPANDto apprehend or interpret the meaning of (gestures, movements, signals, or the like): to read a semaphore; to read sign language.
6.
to make out the significance of by scrutiny or observation: to read the cloudy sky as the threat of a storm; a fisherman skilled in reading a stream for potential pools.
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to anticipate, expect, or calculate by observation: At the line of scrimmage, the quarterback read a blitz and called an audible.
8.
to foresee, foretell, or predict: to read a person's fortune in tea leaves.
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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.): How do you read this clause in the contract?
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to infer (something not expressed or directly indicated) from what is read, considered, or observed: He read an underlying sarcasm into her letter. In your silence I read agreement to my plan.
12.
to adopt or give as a reading in a particular passage: For “one thousand” another version reads “ten thousand.”
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14.
to check (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) for errors; proofread.
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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: to read law.
18.
to read the work of (an author): She is reading Kafka.
19.
to learn by or as if by reading: to read a person's thoughts.
20.
to hear and understand (a transmitted radio message or the person transmitting it); receive: I read you loud and clear.
21.
to bring, put, etc., by reading: to read oneself to sleep.
22.
to give one (a lecture or lesson) by way of admonition or rebuke.
23.
COLLAPSEto discover or explain the meaning of (a riddle, dream, etc.).
verb (used without object)
24.
to read or peruse written or printed matter.
25.
to utter aloud or render in speech written or printed words that one is perusing: to read to a person.
26.
to give a public reading or recital.
27.
to inspect and apprehend the meaning of written or other signs or characters.
28.
EXPANDto occupy oneself seriously with reading or study.
29.
to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading.
30.
to admit of being read, especially properly or well.
31.
to have a certain wording.
32.
to admit of being interpreted: a rule that reads in two different ways.
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to register or indicate particular information, as the status or condition of something: Her blood pressure is reading a little low today.
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to have an effect or make an impression; show forth: Those battle photographs read with great impact.
35.
COLLAPSEComputers. to read data, programs, or control information.
noun
Verb phrases36.
an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
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something that is read: Her new novel is a wonderful read.
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read in, Computers. to place (data, programs, or control information) in memory.
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read out,
a.
to read aloud, as for someone's attention.
b.
Computers. to retrieve (information) from a computer.
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read out of, to oust from membership in (a political party or other group) by a public announcement of dismissal: He was read out of the association because of alleged subversive activities.
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Idiomsread up on, to learn about by reading; gather information on; research by reading: You'd better read up on World War I before taking the history test.
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read between the lines. line1 (def. 81).
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read for, (of an actor) to audition for (a role, a play, etc.).
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read lips, to study the lip movements of a speaker who cannot be heard so as to determine the words being uttered.
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read the riot act. Riot Act (def. 2).
Origin:
before 900; Middle English reden, Old English rǣdan to counsel, read; cognate with Dutch raden, German raten, Old Norse rātha; akin to Sanskrit rādhnoti (he) achieves
before 900; Middle English reden, Old English rǣdan to counsel, read; cognate with Dutch raden, German raten, Old Norse rātha; akin to Sanskrit rādhnoti (he) achieves
Synonyms
1. peruse, scan, note, study.
1. peruse, scan, note, study.
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| reading (ˈriːdɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the act of a person who reads |
| b. (as modifier): a reading room; a reading lamp | |
| 2. | 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. | 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 |
| 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. first reading second reading See third reading one of the three stages in the passage of a bill through a legislative assembly | |
| 10. | the formal recital of something written, esp a will |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
read
O.E. rædan (W.Saxon), redan (Anglian) "to explain, read, rule, advise" (related to ræd, red "advice"), from P.Gmc. *raedanan (cf. O.N. raða, O.Fris. reda, Du. raden, O.H.G. ratan, Ger. raten "to advise, counsel, guess"), from PIE base *rei- "to reason, count" (cf. Skt. radh- "to succeed,
EXPANDaccomplish," Gk. arithmos "number amount," O.C.S. raditi "to take thought, attend to," O.Ir. im-radim "to deliberate, consider"). Connected to riddle via notion of "interpret." Words from this root in most modern Gmc. languages still mean "counsel, advise." Transference to "understand the meaning of written symbols" is unique to O.E. and (perhaps under Eng. influence) O.N. raða. Most languages use a word rooted in the idea of "gather up" as their word for "read" (cf. Fr. lire, from L. legere). Sense of "make out the character of (a person)" is attested from 1611. The noun meaning "an act of reading" is recorded from 1825. Read up "study" is from 1842; read-only in computer jargon is recorded from 1961. O.E. ræda "advise, counsel" is in the name of Anglo-Saxon king Æðelræd II (968-1016), lit. "good counsel," and in his epithet Unræd, usually rendered into Mod.Eng. as Unready, but really meaning "no-counsel." Rede "counsel" survived in poetic usage to 17c. An attempted revival by Scott (19c.) failed, though it is used in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."
Reading
county town of Berkshire, O.E. Readingum (c.900), "(Settlement of) the family or followers of a man called *Read."
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