reading

[ ree-ding ]
/ ˈri dɪŋ /

noun

adjective

pertaining to or used for reading: reading glasses.
given to reading: the reading public.

Origin of reading

before 900; Middle English redyng (gerund), Old English rǣdinge. See read1, -ing1, -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM reading

non·read·ing, noun self-read·ing, adjective

Definition for reading (2 of 3)

Reading
[ red-ing ]
/ ˈrɛd ɪŋ /

noun

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of,1860–1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
a city in Berkshire, in S England.
a city in SE Pennsylvania.
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
a city in SW Ohio.

Definition for reading (3 of 3)

Origin of read

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for reading (1 of 4)

reading
/ (ˈriːdɪŋ) /

noun

British Dictionary definitions for reading (2 of 4)

Reading
/ (ˈrɛdɪŋ) /

noun

a town in S England, in Reading unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames: university (1892). Pop: 232 662 (2001)
a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 100 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for reading (3 of 4)

read 1
/ (riːd) /

verb reads, reading or read (rɛd)

noun

matter suitable for reading this new book is a very good read
the act of reading

Word Origin for read

Old English rǣdan to advise, explain; related to Old Frisian rēda, Old High German rātan, Gothic garēdan

British Dictionary definitions for reading (4 of 4)

read 2
/ (rɛd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of read 1

adjective

having knowledge gained from books (esp in the phrases widely read, well-read)
take something as read to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume

Idioms and Phrases with reading

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