reading.
The process of interpreting written language.
Meaning & usage
The process of interpreting written language.
The student is behind in his reading by several chapters.
That's my reading of the current situation.
The process of interpreting written language. The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
The process of interpreting written language. An interpretation.
A value indicated by a measuring device.
He glanced across and took note of the speedometer reading.
An event at which written material is read aloud.
I attended a poetry reading.
The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
Some Chinese characters have numerous readings.
Something to read; reading material.
The extent of what one has read.
He's a man of good reading.
One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
After the homily there will be two readings from the Bible.
The content of a reading list.
The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reding, redynge, redunge, from Old English rǣding (“reading”), equivalent to read + -ing.
present participle and gerund of read
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reding, redyng, redand, from Old English rǣdende, present participle of rǣdan (“to read”), equivalent to read + -ing.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.