proofread
[
proof
-reed]
/ˈprufˌrid/
verb (used with object)
,
proofread
[
proof
-red]
/ˈprufˌrɛd/
(
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),
proofreading
[
proof
-ree-ding]
/ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
verb (used without object)
,
proofread
[
proof
-red]
/ˈprufˌrɛd/
(
Show IPA
),
proofreading
[
proof
-ree-ding]
/ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/
(
Show IPA
)
2.
to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.
Origin
1930-35;
back formation from
proofreader
(see
proof
,
read
)
Related forms
proofreader,
noun
unproofread
[uhn-
proof
-red]
/ʌnˈprufˌrɛd/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
Examples from the web for
proofread
Once they both approve it, the blurb is
proofread
and copy-edited to conform to the publishing house's style.
Others don't properly
proofread
their submissions, or they send far more material than was requested.
But really, all the more reason to ask someone to
proofread
.
Let us know if you want anyone to
proofread
it for you.
Kudos for creativity, but they've lost credibility if they can't even
proofread
their public statement.
Public domain books are
proofread
by volunteers who are given a page of a scanned book to compare with the electronic text.
So
proofread
your résumé, have someone else look it over, and then you
proofread
it again.
Someone ought to
proofread
these articles for punctuation before they're posted.
proofread
it every time that you create a new version.
Kevin really should have
proofread
this article himself.
British Dictionary definitions for
proofread
proofread
/
ˈpruːfˌriːd
/
verb
-reads,
-reading,
-read
(
-ˌrɛd
)
1.
to read (copy or printer's proofs) to detect and mark errors to be corrected
Derived Forms
proofreader,
noun
Word Origin and History for
proofread
v.
also
proof-read
, 1878, back-formation from
proofreader
. Related:
Proofread
;
Proofreading
.