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Definition of proofread verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

proofread

verb
 
/ˈpruːfriːd/
 
/ˈpruːfriːd/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they proofread
 
/ˈpruːfriːd/
 
/ˈpruːfriːd/
he / she / it proofreads
 
/ˈpruːfriːdz/
 
/ˈpruːfriːdz/
past simple proofread
 
/ˈpruːfred/
 
/ˈpruːfred/
past participle proofread
 
/ˈpruːfred/
 
/ˈpruːfred/
-ing form proofreading
 
/ˈpruːfriːdɪŋ/
 
/ˈpruːfriːdɪŋ/
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  1. proofread (something) to read and correct a piece of written or printed work
    • Has this document been proofread?
    Topics Literature and writingc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryProofread is used with these nouns as the object:
    • book
    See full entry
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