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proofread

/ˈpruːf.riːd/

/ˈpruːf.rid/

proofreadverb

proofread

Past Simple

proofread

Past Participle

proofreading

Gerund

/ˈpruːf.riːd/

/ˈpruːf.rid/

Translations

I need to proofread the document before submitting it.

Мне нужно корректировать документ перед отправкой.

Definitions

To read (a text) in order to detect and correct any errors.

She was hired to proofread the manuscript before it was sent to the publisher.

To engage in the activity of checking texts for errors as one’s work or regular task.

After retirement, she continued to proofread for several academic journals.

Synonyms

proofreadpast participle

/ˈpruːfˌriːd/

Used attributively to describe text that has been checked for errors.

Definitions

(of a text) having been read and corrected for errors.

The report is now a fully proofread document ready for publication.

Synonyms