proofread
verb (used with object)
to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
was proofreading
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past progressiveof proofread.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The book was finished, and she was proofreading it and sorting out a few legal issues, when the New York Times and New Yorker stories about Weinstein dropped.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2018
It has been suggested that her contribution to the work was proofreading and assistance on description of architectural detail.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2010
"I was proofreading stuff that I really didn't understand," she says.
From Time Magazine Archive
