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I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just don't take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. 'Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read 'Little House on the Prairie' when he was in third grade.
Jon Scieszka

Meaning of "required reading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REQUIRED READING

required reading  [rɪˈkwaɪəd ˈriːdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REQUIRED READING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Required reading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REQUIRED READING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of required reading in the English dictionary

The definition of required reading in the dictionary is if you say that something is required reading for a particular group of people, such as at school or university, etc, you mean that you think it is essential for them to read it because it will give them information which they should have.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REQUIRED READING


bleeding
ˈbliːdɪŋ
breeding
ˈbriːdɪŋ
cross-breeding
ˈkrɒsbriːdɪŋ
feeding
ˈfiːdɪŋ
inbreeding
ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ
interbreeding
ˌɪntəˈbriːdɪŋ
leading
ˈliːdɪŋ
linebreeding
ˈlaɪnˌbriːdɪŋ
map-reading
ˈmæpˌriːdɪŋ
mind-reading
ˈmaɪndˌriːdɪŋ
misreading
mɪsˈriːdɪŋ
nonbreeding
ˌnɒnˈbriːdɪŋ
nonreading
ˌnɒnˈriːdɪŋ
outbreeding
ˌaʊtˈbriːdɪŋ
prereading
priːˈriːdɪŋ
proofreading
ˈpruːfˌriːdɪŋ
reading
ˈriːdɪŋ
reeding
ˈriːdɪŋ
sight-reading
ˈsaɪtˌriːdɪŋ
stockbreeding
ˈstɒkˌbriːdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REQUIRED READING

requicken
Requiem
requiem mass
requiem shark
requiescat
requirable
require
required
required course
requirement
requirer
requisite
requisitely
requisiteness
requisition
requisition form
requisitionary
requisitionist
requisitor
requisitory

WORDS THAT END LIKE REQUIRED READING

according
beading
degrading
downloading
fading
grading
heading
homesteading
insider trading
invading
lading
loading
misleading
pleading
recommended reading
roading
self-loading
shading
trading
unloading
wading

Synonyms and antonyms of required reading in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «required reading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REQUIRED READING

Find out the translation of required reading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of required reading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «required reading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

必读
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lectura obligatoria
570 millions of speakers

English

required reading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवश्यक पठन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القراءة المطلوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

настольной книгой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leitura obrigatória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রয়োজনীয় পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lecture obligatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bacaan yang diperlukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pflichtlektüre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

必読書
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

필요한 읽기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maca sing dibutuhake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đọc yêu cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவையான வாசிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आवश्यक वाचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Okuma gerekli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lettura obbligatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymagane czytanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

настільною книгою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lectură necesară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαιτείται ανάγνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vereis lees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obligatorisk läsning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obligatorisk lesning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of required reading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REQUIRED READING»

The term «required reading» is regularly used and occupies the 61.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REQUIRED READING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about required reading

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3 QUOTES WITH «REQUIRED READING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word required reading.
1
Mitch Leigh
Not exactly what the world was looking for, a musical on 'Don Quixote.' It was required reading in high school.
2
Jon Scieszka
I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just don't take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. 'Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read 'Little House on the Prairie' when he was in third grade.
3
Amy Tan
I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always shudder when I'm told my books are on required reading lists.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REQUIRED READING»

Discover the use of required reading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to required reading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Required Reading for All Teenagers: Or at Least for One who ...
Open the book to any page and youll see: theres a gem there just waiting to be shared, heart-to-heart, with someone who needs to -- and deserves to -- hear these encouraging words. Heres what this book says Youre not just a teenager.
Douglas Pagels, 2005
2
Required Reading: Sociology's Most Influential Books
Identifies and discusses the seventeen most influential books in the field of sociology
Dan Clawson, 1998
3
The Layout Book
'The Layout Book' provides a historical overview of layout, from early scribes through to contemporary layout.
Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris, 2007
4
Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now
Essays discuss nineteenth and twentieth century American literature, from Henry Adams to Zora Neale Hurston
Andrew Delbanco, 1998
5
Required reading: a decade of political wit & wisdom
Articles, essays, and columns by the former senator and presidential candidate tackle a wide range of issues--including defense, the media, the race for the presidency, and the responsibility of public officials
Eugene J. McCarthy, 1988
6
Required Reading: A Witness in Words and Drawings to the ...
Of the more than 500 drawings she prepared as courtroom artist for the trials, Heather Spears has selected some 50 to accompany the poems that record her experience of the process.
Heather Spears, 2000
7
Required Reading: (The Education and Maturation of Real Johnson)
... Education and Maturation of Real Johnson) Jeffrey L Millman. Required Reading (The Education and Maturation of Real Johnson) Jeffrey L Millman Required Reading Required Reading (The Education and Maturation of Real. Front Cover.
Jeffrey L Millman, 2013
8
John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir
The sixty extant journals and numerous notes in this volume were written from 1867 to 1911. They start seven years after the time covered in The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Muir's uncompleted autobiography.
John Muir, Linnie Marsh Wolfe, 1979
9
Selected Poems, for Required Reading in Secondary Schools
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Henry Walcott 1869 Boynton, 2011
10
The Awakening
This Second Edition of a perennial favorite in the Norton Critical Edition series represents an extensive revision of its predecessor.
Kate Chopin, 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REQUIRED READING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term required reading is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Required Reading'
Required Reading” jumped from the future to the present, from the present to the ... “Required Reading” begins at the end: Even though the last episode left Kira ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
2
New York Magazine's Bill Cosby cover story is required reading
Someone with a lot of power doesn't want you to read New York Magazine's Bill Cosby cover story. ... You can still read the entire article here, thanks to Web. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
2015 Summer Reading Rewards Program
Altitude Trampoline Park teams up with the Reading Public Library offering free ... to the Billerica trampoline center upon completion of their required reading. «Patch.com, Jun 15»
4
Required Reading
... onto amidst an overwhelming tide of information or a piece of sardonic shorthand to utter with a wink and a grimace, much like “never read the comments. «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
5
St. Croix Prep board electee files complaint over required reading
School policy says the required readings are aligned with St. Croix Prep's academic philosophies. They include books by St. Louis Park-native Thomas ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»
6
Required Reading on San Diego's Solar Surge
I pulled together some background reading to help you catch up on the local and ... solar customers for the extra power their panels generate and required those ... «Voice of San Diego, May 15»
7
Hap Klopp's Required Reading
In 1968, a newly minted Stanford School of Business MBA named Kenneth (Hap) Klopp bought a two-year-old outdoors store in the San Francisco Bay area ... «strategy+business, May 15»
8
Required Reading: Every Time Prince George Has Waved
Prince George is officially a big brother, and naturally, he's accepted his new role with the grace and class we've come to expect from the 21-month-old. «People Magazine, May 15»
9
Required Reading: 30 of the Best Horror Books
The Paste books crew pooled together our own horror favorites for the first installment of Required Reading, a Paste-curated reading list of our favorite book ... «Paste Magazine, Apr 15»
10
Shakespeare not required reading for most literature grads in US
Just four of the country's 52 highest-ranked academic institutions require students of English literature to take a compulsory Shakespeare course, according to a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

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