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reading for

reading for is the present participle of read for.

Meaning of read for

Verb

read for (third-person singular simple present reads for, present participle reading for, simple past and past participle read for)

  1. To study for a degree or an examination.
  2. To read or examine a text in order to locate a specific piece of information.
  3. To audition for a specific acting role by reading from a play or script.

Questions about reading for

What is reading for the present participle of?
Reading for is the present participle of read for.

Words near reading for in the dictionary

  1. reading break
  2. reading breaks
  3. reading comprehension
  4. reading copies
  5. reading copy
  6. reading for
  7. reading for press
  8. reading frame
  9. reading frames
  10. reading glasses
  11. reading group

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reading for (page history and authors); read for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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