proofread

See also: proof-read

English

Etymology

From proof +‎ read.

Pronunciation

Audio (US) (file)
(infinitive) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/
(simple past, past participle) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹuːfɹɛd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb

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(transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

Synonyms

proof, look over (esp. quickly), copyedit

Hypernyms

See Thesaurus:examine

Coordinate terms

prooflisten

Derived terms

Translations

to check for errors in spelling and grammar

Arabic: نَقَّحَ‎ (naqqaḥa)
Armenian: սրբագրել (hy) (srbagrel)
Basque: zuzendu
Bulgarian: коригирам (bg) (korigiram), проверявам (bg) (proverjavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 校對／校对 (zh) (jiàoduì)
Czech: provést korekturu pf, kontrolovat (cs) impf, opravovat (cs) impf
Dutch: proeflezen
Esperanto: provlegi
Finnish: oikolukea (fi), korjauslukea
French: relire (fr)
German: Korrektur lesen
Hebrew: הִגִּיהַּ‎ (he) (higgíah)
Hungarian: korrektúráz
Icelandic: prófarkalesa
Irish: léigh profaí, profáil
Italian: correggere bozze
Japanese: 校正する (ja) (こうせい, kōsei suru)
Korean: 교정을 보다 (gyojeong'eul boda), 교정하다 (ko) (gyojeonghada)
Polish: robić korektę, poprawiać (pl)
Portuguese: revisar (pt)
Russian: корректи́ровать (ru) impf (korrektírovatʹ)
Spanish: revisar (es), corregir (es)
Swedish: korrekturläsa (sv)
Welsh: prawfddarllen

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