reading
🇺🇸
/ˈriːdɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈriːdɪŋ/
noun
A1
The act of looking at and understanding written words.
Reading books helps you learn new things.
R
A time when something is read out loud.
The reading of the story was enjoyed by everyone.
A2
Written materials meant to be read.
This magazine has interesting reading for all ages.
R
A way of understanding something.
My reading of the situation is that we need to wait.
R
The number shown on a measuring device.
The temperature reading shows it's 20 degrees outside.
R
A public event where someone reads to an audience.
The author gave a reading from her new book.
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A part from a holy book read in a religious service.
The reading from the Bible was about kindness.
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A step in making a new law.
The new law passed its first reading in parliament.
translation
The act of looking at and understanding written words.; A time when something is read out loud.; Written materials meant to be read.; A way of understanding something.; The number shown on a measuring device.; A public event where someone reads to an audience.; A part from a holy book read in a religious service.; A step in making a new law.
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