reading

reading
read‧ing W2 /ˈriːdɪŋ/ noun1.  ACTIVITY/SKILL  [uncountable] the activity or skill of understanding written words:
    She loves reading.
    Reading is taught using a combination of several methods.
2.  BOOKS  [uncountable] books and other things that you can read:
    Her main reading seems to be mystery novels.
    a bit of light reading (=things that are easy and enjoyable to read) for my holiday
    There’s a list of further reading (=other things you can read) at the end of each chapter.
    a supply of interesting reading material
3.  ACT OF READING  [singular] when you read something:
    The book is quite difficult on first reading.
    a close reading of the text (=when you read it very carefully)
4.  UNDERSTANDING  [countable] your way of understanding what a particular statement, situation, event etc means
   SYN  interpretation
    reading of
    What’s your reading of the government’s response to this crisis?
5.  TO A GROUP  [countable]
  a. an occasion when a piece of literature is read to a group of people:
    a poetry reading at the bookstore
  b. a piece of writing, especially from the Bible, that is read to a group of people:
    The first reading is from Corinthians I, Chapter 3.
6. make (for) interesting/fascinating/compelling etc reading to be interesting etc to read:
    Your report made fascinating reading.
7.  MEASUREMENT  [countable] a number or amount shown on a measuring instrument:
    We take temperature readings every two hours.
8.  IN PARLIAMENT  [countable] one of the occasions in the British Parliament or the US Congress when a suggested new law is discussed:
    the second reading of the Industrial Relations Bill