Reading | Mean of reading in English Dictionary

/ˈriːdɪŋ/

• Noun
• the act of reading something
1. She gave the manuscript a careful reading. [=she read the manuscript carefully]
2. The family attended the reading of her will.
3. The speech ended with a reading from his latest novel.
4. After several readings, I finally understood the meaning of the poem.
• the activity of reading a book, magazine, etc.
1. He needs help in reading.
2. They both love reading.
3. The teacher gave us a list of books for further reading on the subject.
4. The book makes for interesting/good reading. [=the book is interesting/good]
5. He has done a lot of reading on this subject.
6. reading glasses
7. a reading light
• a book, article, etc., that is being read or that is intended to be read
1. The reading for today is about human cloning.
2. The teacher assigned several readings to the class.
3. What are the readings for the next class?
4. Moby-Dick is required reading for any scholar of 19th-century American literature.
5. Shakespeare is not exactly light reading. [=the works of Shakespeare are not easy to read]
6. Did you bring any reading material/matter for the trip?
7. Students were given a summer reading list.
8. What is your child's reading level? [=how difficult are the books, articles, etc., that your child reads?]

• a part of the Bible that is read aloud as part of a religious service
1. The pastor selected a reading for tonight's service.
• a particular opinion or understanding of something
1. We need to get a better reading on [=a better idea of] what they intend to do.
2. I disagree with his reading [=interpretation] of what happened.
3. Her reading of the text is that the main character is depressed.
4. The judge made his ruling according to a strict reading of the law.
• an event at which something is read aloud to an audience
1. a poetry/book reading
• the temperature, weight, number, etc., that is shown on a measuring instrument
1. The thermometer reading was 20 degrees.
2. Meter readings are taken once a month.
3. The scale gave an inaccurate reading.
• an occurrence in which a proposed bill is discussed in a legislature before it becomes law