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reading

reading

228 1.0
The act of understanding written or printed words
  • noun
  • /ˈriːdɪŋ/
translation icon : lectura
  • She spends every evening reading her favorite magazines in the cozy armchair.
  • reading comprehension
  • reading fluency
  • reading skills

I do love lots of reading, lots of questions.

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Examples

  • Therefore, parents should prepare their children for reading during the preschool and kindergarten years.

    Academic text (2013)
  • This book is very interesting reading.

  • How did your love of reading come about?

  • And it's through hard work, through reading, through experience.

  • Besides, reading is my job.

  • "Perhaps you should take up reading."

  • This is a nice room for reading, isn't it?

  • Your mom and dad are going to go to work, and then you and me are gonna do some reading, and then go swimming at the pool.

  • Many students with SLD in an area related to reading have limited basic literacy skills.

    Academic text (2013)
  • More recently, Cirra and Robyn began a reading program at the local public library.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

perusal
vsreading
  • Formal
5 6.7

An act of reading something carefully to understand or remember it

is the general process of understanding text without stressing careful thorough study

Compounds

Things like books and magazines to read for information or enjoyment

5 2.6

A quiet room in a library where people read or study

A course of activities that helps students learn to read

first reading
  • Formal
3 6.2

Members of parliament read a bill for the first time before full debate

A task a teacher gives to read a specific text

Helping beginners learn to read

2 7.7

The second time lawmakers discuss and vote on a proposed law

1 1.3

A small lamp that gives direct light for books or papers

1 4.9

A way to tell someone's future by looking at the lines and shape of their hand

Reading text much faster than usual while still understanding it

A teacher who helps students learn to read

1 3.0

A small comfortable corner with a chair and lamp for reading

1 2.3

A quiet place to sit and read, like by a window or in a park

1 4.5

A group performance where actors read a play aloud without full sets or learning lines

The number on a meter that shows how much electricity or gas you used

Measuring and writing down the number shown on a meter

reading program
  • Specialized
3.5

Software that reads on-screen text aloud for people with sight or reading problems

A place that gives special help to people who have trouble reading

A stand with a slanted top that holds a book at a good height for reading or giving a talk

How Careful

studying
1 1.0
reading
228 1.0
skimming
1 2.9

Surface Forms

reading singular
readings plural

Morphology

reading = read (transparent) = read + ing

This is a straightforward -ing noun naming the action or process of the verb 'read'.

Etymology

Reading comes from the verb read, which means 'to look at and understand written words', so reading is the action or skill of understanding written or printed language.