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Definition of sight-read verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sight-read

verb

NAmE//ˈsaɪt rid//

[transitive, intransitive] sight-read (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sight-read he / she / it sight-reads past simple sight-read -ing form sight-reading

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to play or sing written music when you see it for the first time, without practicing it first

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sight-reader

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noun He's an excellent sight-reader.

sight-reading

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noun [uncountable]See sight-read in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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