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Definition reading in British English

reading noun

noun
/ˈriːdɪŋ/
Example

My little boy is having difficulty with his reading.

Synonyms and related words
reading reader scan
1.1

relating to the process of reading

Example

a test for assessing children's reading skills

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reading reader scan
2

the act of reading or studying a book, newspaper, document etc

Example

I haven't done much reading lately.

Example

Included in the book are suggestions for background reading.

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reading reader scan
3

something that you read

Example

This report is my bedtime reading at the moment.

Example

The prisoners have limited reading material.

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reading reader scan
4

an event at which someone reads something to a group of people

Example

We attended the reading of my uncle's will.

Example

She is giving a poetry reading tonight.

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reading reader scan
4.1

something that someone reads to a group of people, for example at a public event or religious ceremony

Example

This morning's reading is from the Old Testament.

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reading reader scan anoint bless blessing
5

a number or amount shown on a piece of measuring equipment

Example

The magnetism in the rock could produce distorted compass readings.

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absolute calibration exa-
6

a particular way of thinking about a situation, statement, or event

Example

a modern reading of Freud's work

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approach view mind
7

one of three occasions when a bill (=new law) is read to Parliament in the UK and discussed before it can become law

Synonyms and related words
agent backbench backbencher abolish abrogate amend
Definition reading in British English

Related Words

Words related to reading:

cold reading (noun) compulsive (phrase) extensive reading (noun) first reading (noun) lip-read (verb) make (for) reading (phrase) psychic reading (noun) read (verb) read back (phrasal verb) read for (phrasal verb) read into (phrasal verb) read off (phrasal verb) read out (phrasal verb) read through (phrasal verb) read up on (phrasal verb) reading (noun) reading age (noun) reading group (noun) reading list (noun) sight-read (verb) speed reading (noun)