proofread

[ proof-reed ]

/ ˈprufˌrid /

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verb (used with object), proof·read

[proof-red], /ˈprufˌrɛd/, proof·read·ing

[proof-ree-ding]. /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/.

to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.

verb (used without object), proof·read

[proof-red], /ˈprufˌrɛd/, proof·read·ing

[proof-ree-ding]. /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/.

to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.

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Origin of proofread

1930–35; back formation from proofreader (see proof, read¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM proofread

proofreader, nounun·proof·read

[uhn-proof-red], /ʌnˈprufˌrɛd/, adjective

How to use proofread in a sentence

With 18 years of experience, Barry has proofread, copy edited, line edited and content edited a variety of media, in addition to writing headlines and drafting corrections.
ProPublica Hires Colleen Barry as Copy Editor|by ProPublica|January 20, 2021|ProPublica
Misprinted ballots, for example, can result from data errors and overwhelmed election officials’ failure to proofread carefully.
Voters should resist blaming every election glitch on political interference|Amy Nordrum|October 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The poll and graphic were produced by Grammarly, the world's leading automated proofreader.
Poll: Women Are Better Writers Than Men|The Daily Beast|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or: "Proofreader, educated young man, requires position immediately."
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes Holliday

Through the help of Doctor Johnson, Mary got a position as proofreader with a publisher.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard
And you may tell your proofreader that the letter r has never been popular in the South since the war.
The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance|Paul Elmer More
Dat new proofreader gives me de creeps, said a voice behind Joan and Chub, and there was Bossy.
Joan of the Journal|Helen Diehl Olds
He was a middle-aged man, and seemed rather dignified for a proofreader, with his gray hair and blue eyes.
Joan of the Journal|Helen Diehl Olds

British Dictionary definitions for proofread

proofread

/ (ˈpruːfˌriːd) /

verb -reads, -reading or -read (-ˌrɛd)

to read (copy or printer's proofs) to detect and mark errors to be corrected

Derived forms of proofread

proofreader, noun

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