1. (

• reading

) the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading" ;

2. (

• reading ,

) a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" ;

3. (

• reading ,
• meter_reading ,
• indication

) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" ;

4. (

• reading ,
• reading_material

) written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" ;

5. (

• interpretation ,
• reading ,
• version

) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something ;

6. (

• Reading

) a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England ;

7. (

• recitation ,
• recital ,
• reading ,

) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" ;

8. (

• reading ,
• meter_reading

) the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" ;