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Reading

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Definitions for Reading

noun
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
Examples
  1. his main reading was detective stories
  2. suggestions for further reading
noun
a particular interpretation or performance
Examples
  1. on that reading it was an insult
  2. he was famous for his reading of Mozart
noun
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
Synonyms
meter reading indication
Examples
  1. he could not believe the meter reading
  2. the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
noun
written material intended to be read
Synonyms
reading material
Examples
  1. the teacher assigned new readings
  2. he bought some reading material at the airport
noun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Synonyms
interpretation version
noun
a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
noun
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Synonyms
recitation recital
Examples
  1. the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
noun
the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
Synonyms
meter reading
Examples
  1. he has a job meter reading for the gas company
verb
interpret something that is written or printed
Synonyms
read
Examples
  1. read the advertisement
  2. Have you read Salman Rushdie?
verb
have or contain a certain wording or form
Synonyms
read say
Examples
  1. The passage reads as follows
  2. What does the law say?
verb
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
Synonyms
read
Examples
  1. The King will read the proclamation at noon
verb
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
Synonyms
read scan
Examples
  1. This dictionary can be read by the computer
verb
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky
Synonyms
read
Examples
  1. also of human behavior
  2. She read the sky and predicted rain
  3. I can't read his strange behavior
  4. The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball
verb
interpret something in a certain way
Synonyms
take read
Examples
  1. convey a particular meaning or impression
  2. I read this address as a satire
  3. How should I take this message?
verb
be a student of a certain subject
Synonyms
learn study read take
Examples
  1. She is reading for the bar exam
verb
indicate a certain reading
Synonyms
read register show record
Examples
  1. of gauges and instruments
  2. The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
  3. The gauge read `empty'
verb
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
Synonyms
read
Examples
  1. He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year
verb
to hear and understand
Synonyms
read
Examples
  1. I read you loud and clear!
verb
make sense of a language
Synonyms
understand read interpret translate
Examples
  1. She understands French
  2. Can you read Greek?

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