proofread
See also: proof-read
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Audio (US) (file) - (infinitive) IPA(key): /ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/
- (simple past, past participle) IPA(key): /ˈpɹuːfɹɛd/
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proofread (third-person singular simple present proofreads, present participle proofreading, simple past and past participle proofread)
- (transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
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to check for errors in spelling and grammar
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proofread (plural proofreads)
- (rare) Synonym of proofreading.
- 2002, Rick Turnbull, “Acknowledgements”, in Gum’s Story: A Novel, Augusta, Ga.: Harbor House, →ISBN:
- I want to thank Sherri and Dee Humphreys, Mark Randolph and Paul Gonzalez for their proofreads and input.
- 2013, Ray Ayles, “Acknowledgements”, in Love’s Promise Is Forever, Baltimore, Md.: PublishAmerica, →ISBN, page [3]:
- To Veronique Kaemerer and her eng. 101 students, Michael Horanburg and Brady Meador for their proofreads.
- 2016, Rosalind Davis, Annabel Tilley, “[Communication] Newsletters”, in What They Didn’t Teach You in Art School: What You Need to Know to Survive as an Artist, London: Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 57:
- Triple-check spellings, dates, and addresses, and ask someone to give it a proofread before you send your newsletter out.
- 2017, Donna Alward, chapter 7, in Somebody’s Baby (A Darling, VT Novel), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 104:
- If you send it to me, I’ll copy and paste it into the page. I’ll give it a proofread, too, if you like.