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Words with a similar base: meter_reading, reading, reading_material

'reading'

[reading.n.01] as in: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

Examples:
his main reading was detective stories
suggestions for further reading

'reading'

[reading.n.02] as in: a particular interpretation or performance

Examples:
on that reading it was an insult
he was famous for his reading of Mozart

'reading'

[reading.n.03] as in: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

Examples:
he could not believe the meter reading
the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm

'reading'

[reading.n.04] as in: written material intended to be read

Examples:
the teacher assigned new readings
he bought some reading material at the airport

'reading'

[interpretation.n.01] as in: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

'reading'

[reading.n.06] as in: a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

'reading'

[recitation.n.02] as in: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

Examples:
the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems

'reading'

[reading.n.08] as in: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

Examples:
he has a job meter reading for the gas company

'reading'

[read.v.01] as in: interpret something that is written or printed

Examples:
read the advertisement
Have you read Salman Rushdie?

'reading'

[read.v.02] as in: have or contain a certain wording or form

Examples:
The passage reads as follows
What does the law say?

'reading'

[read.v.03] as in: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

Examples:
The King will read the proclamation at noon

'reading'

[read.v.04] as in: obtain data from magnetic tapes

Examples:
This dictionary can be read by the computer

'reading'

[read.v.05] as in: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

Examples:
She read the sky and predicted rain
I can't read his strange behavior
The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball

'reading'

[take.v.06] as in: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

Examples:
I read this address as a satire
How should I take this message?
You can't take credit for this!

'reading'

[learn.v.04] as in: be a student of a certain subject

Examples:
She is reading for the bar exam

'reading'

[read.v.08] as in: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

Examples:
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty'

'reading'

[read.v.09] as in: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

Examples:
He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year

'reading'

[read.v.10] as in: to hear and understand

Examples:
I read you loud and clear!

'reading'

[understand.v.03] as in: make sense of a language

Examples:
She understands French
Can you read Greek?

Origins

					reading (English)
├── -ing (English)
│   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── read (English)
    └── rædan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))