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PROOFREAD
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they proofread ... he / she / it proofreads
Past simple: proofread
Past participle: proofread
-ing form: proofreading
Sense 1
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)
