read
verb (used with object)
to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.).
am reading
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present progressiveof read (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am reading a bit more because I don't want to be on social media as much."
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
I am reading as much history as I can, and intervening only when I feel I have something original to say.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
I am reading his first book of short stories called “Emporium” that I found at a used bookstore in New Jersey, and I couldn’t believe it because I thought I’d read all of his stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
“Every one of them is being read by a human being, not a computer. And I myself am reading a large part of them.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
She wrote in a letter to Etty, “I am reading the Psalms and I cannot conceive how they have satisfied the devotional feelings of the world for such centuries.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
