- proofread past tense and past participle proofread
- verb (I, T) to read through something written or printed in order to correct any errors in it — proofreader noun (C)
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
proofread past tense and past participle proofread
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proofread — UK [ˈpruːfˌriːd] / US [ˈprufˌrɪd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms proofread : present tense I/you/we/they proofread he/she/it proofreads present participle proofreading past tense proofread UK [ˈpruːfˌred] / US [ˈprufˌred] past… … English dictionary
proofread — [ˈpruːfˌriːd] (past tense and past participle proofread [ˈpruːfˌred] ) verb [I/T] to correct the mistakes in a piece of writing before the final copy is printed proofreader [ˈpruːfˌriːdə] noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
proofread — proof|read [ˈpru:fri:d] v also proofpast tense and past participle proofread [ red] [I and T] to read through something that is written or printed in order to correct any mistakes in it >proofreader n >proofreading n [U] ▪ a proofreading… … Dictionary of contemporary English
proofread — proof|read [ pruf,rid ] (past tense and past participle proof|read [ pruf,red ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to read something written or printed and mark any mistakes so that they can be corrected ╾ proof|read|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
proof — I UK [pruːf] / US [pruf] noun Word forms proof : singular proof plural proofs ** Get it right: proof: When proof means information that proves something , it is almost always an uncountable noun, and so: ▪ it rarely comes after a or a number… … English dictionary
