PROOFREAD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they proofread ... he / she / it proofreads

Past simple: proofread

Past participle: proofread

-ing form: proofreading

Meaning:

Read for errors

Example:

I should proofread my manuscripts

Synonyms:

proof; proofread

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "proofread" is one way to...):

ascertain; assure; check; control; ensure; insure; see; see to it (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something)

"Proofread" entails doing...:

read (interpret something that is written or printed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

proofreader (someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections)