Meaning of reading | Babel Free

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1. The process of interpreting written language.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
   countable, uncountable
4. dyslexia.
5. reading aloud to other people
6. A large town in Berkshire, England.
7. An interpretation.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
8. an impairment of the ability to read because of a brain defect. Also called alexia. — dyslexie, adj.
9. reader (a person who reads)
10. A number of places in the United States:
11. A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
12. A value indicated by a measuring device.
    countable, uncountable
13. One's artistic conception as shown by the way in which something such as a dramatic role or musical composition is rendered:execution, interpretation, performance, realization, rendering, rendition.
14. reader (a person who reads a publication)
15. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
16. An event at which written material is read aloud.
    countable, uncountable
17. the act, or a period, of reading. I like a good read before I go to sleep. leessessie فَتْرَة قِراءه четене leitura četba das Lesen læsestund διάβασμαlectura lugemine مطالعه lukuhetki lectureקריאה पढ़ना, अध्ययन čitanje olvasás bacaan lestur lettura 読書 독서 시간 (pasi)skaitymas Man patīk palasīt. bacaan het lezen lesing, lesestund lektura زده کول leitura lectură чтение čítanie branje čitanje lässtund การอ่าน okuma 閱讀，一段閱讀時間 читання پڑھنے کا عمل یا وقفہ việc đọc sách 一段阅读时间
18. reader
19. A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
20. The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
    countable, uncountable
21. (negative unreadable).
    negative
22. An unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota.
23. A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
    countable, uncountable
24. leesbaarheid جَدارَة القِراءَه четливост boa leitura čitelnost die Lesbarkeit læseværdighed; læselighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. ευανάγνωστο legibilidad loetavus خواندنی بودن helppolukuisuus lisibilité מִידַת קְרִיאוּת सुपाठ्य čitkost olvashatóság keadaan enak dibaca læsileiki leggibilità 読みやすさ 읽기 쉬움 įskaitomumas []lasāmība bacaan lezenswaardigheid leselighet, leseverdi czytelność دلوستلووړ boa leitura caracter lizibil читабельность čitateľnosť čitljivost čitljivost läsvärdhet, läsbarhet ก...
25. A ghost town in Pike County, Missouri.
26. Something to read; reading material.
    countable, uncountable
27. leesbaarheid قِرائِيَّه четливост legibilidade čitelnost die Lesbarkeit læseværdighed; læselighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. ευανάγνωστο legibilidad loetavus خواندنی بودن luettavuus lisibilité קְרִיאוּת सुपाठ्यता, सुवाच्यता čitkost, zanimljivost olvashatóság, olvasmányosság keadaan bisa dibaca læsileiki leggibilità 読みやすさ 가독성 įskaitomumas []lasāmība kebolehbacaan leesbaarheidleselighet, leseverdi czytelność دلوستلووړ legibilidade caracter lizibil читабельность;удобочитаемость čitateľnosť čitl...
28. A town in Schuyler County, New York.
29. The extent of what one has read.
    countable, uncountable
30. the (number of) people who read a newspaper, magazine etc. lesertal عَدَد القُرّاء читатели leitores čtenáři die Leserschaft læserkreds αναγνωστικό κοινό número de lectores lugejaskond شمار خوانندگان lukijakunta nombre de lecteurs קְהָל הַקוֹראִים पाठकों की संख्या čitaoci (olvasó)közönség jumlah pembaca lesendahópur (numero di lettori) 読者層 독자수(층) skaitytojai lasītāji, lasītāju skaits jumlah pembaca lezerskring leserskare/-krets liczba czytelników د ويونكو شميره os leitores număr de cititori к...
    etc
31. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
32. One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
    countable, uncountable
33. a list of books, stories, articles etc that need to be read for one's studies. leesmateriaal, voorgeskrewe leeswerk مادَّة للقِراءَه материал за четене material de leitura seznam četby der Lesestoff læsemateriale ύλη μαθήματος material de lectura kohustuslik kirjandus فهرست کتابها و مقالات برای خواندن kirjaluettelo livres et périodique חוֹמֵר קְרִיאָה पाठ्य सामग्री literatura kötelező olvasmány bacaan wajib bibliografia （ある科目の）読書リスト 독서용 자료 privaloma perskaityti literatūra obligātās literatūra...
    etc
34. An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
35. A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
    countable, uncountable
36. something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters). There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library. leesstof مواد للقِراءَه четиво material de leitura čtivo der Lesestoff læsestof έντυπο υλικό material de lectura lugemismaterjal, lugemine موضوع مطالعه luettava sujet de lecture חוֹמֵר קְרִיאָה पाठन विषय literatura olvasmány, olvasnivaló bahan bacaan materiale da leggere 読み物 읽을 거리 lektūra, skaitiniai lasāmviela bahan bacaan leesstof, lectuurlesestoff materiał...
    eg
37. A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, named after Reading in Berkshire, England.
38. The content of a reading list.
    uncountable
39. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
40. The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
    uncountable
41. A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.
42. A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.

Equivalents

Examples

“The student is behind in his reading by several chapters.”

“That's my reading of the current situation.”

“He glanced across and took note of the speedometer reading.”

“He noted that fine dust readings have been higher in Seoul than in Beijing recently.”

“I attended a poetry reading.”

“Some Chinese characters have numerous readings.”

“Recent reports from Taiwan (Formosa), although fragmentary, begin to give a picture of economic conditions following the conclusion of the war. Now officially referred to as Taiwan Province, the island's former Japanese administration is being replaced by Chinese officials with little change, at least as yet, in the administrative pattern. Although there is no indication that ideographs will be changed, Chinese readings rather than Japanese will be followed for place names. Taihoku, for example, will be read in our alphabet as Taipei. This city presumably will continue to be the capital of Taiwan.”

“The second level of reading we will call Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time. When reading at this level, the student is allowed a set time to complete an assigned amount of reading.”

“He's a man of good reading.”

“After the homily there will be two readings from the Bible.”

“A unitary authority and borough (Reading Borough Council) in Berkshire.”

“Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.”

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