English to English
reading
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adjective (a)
- Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message(noun.cognition)Example:
His main reading was detective stories.
Suggestions for further reading.
source: wordnet30 - a particular interpretation or performance(noun.communication)Example:
On that reading it was an insult.
He was famous for his reading of Mozart.
source: wordnet30 - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument(noun.cognition)Example:
He could not believe the meter reading.
source: wordnet30 - written material intended to be read(noun.communication)Example:
The teacher assigned new readings.
He bought some reading material at the airport.
source: wordnet30 - a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments(noun.act)Example:
He has a job meter reading for the gas company.
source: wordnet30 - The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.(noun)source: webster1913
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