sight-read

[ sahyt-reed ]

verb (used with or without object)

sightreading [sahyt, -ree-ding].sightread [sahyt, -red],

1. to read, play, or sing without previous practice, rehearsal, or study of the material to be treated:

   to sight-read music; to sight-read another language.

sight-read

/ ˈsaɪtˌriːd /

verb

1. to sing or play (music in a printed or written form) without previous preparation

Derived Forms

• ˈsight-ˌreading, noun
• ˈsight-ˌreader, noun

Other Words From

• sight-read·er [sahyt, -ree-der], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sight-read¹

First recorded in 1900–05