Proofread — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

read for errors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈuːfɹiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈuːfɹiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈuːfɹiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈuːfɹiːd/.

Examples

I should proofread my manuscripts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

proof

Parts of Speech

verb	read for errors “I should proofread my manuscripts”

Word Forms

proofreader	noun	someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
proof	noun	(printing) an impression made to check for errors

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Korrekturlesen

auf Fehler lesen

🇫🇷French

relire

lire pour les erreurs

🇪🇸Spanish

corregir

leer en busca de errores

🇮🇹Italian

correggere le bozze

leggere per errori

🇳🇱Dutch

proefgelezen

lees op fouten

🇵🇹Portuguese

revisar

leia em busca de erros

🇷🇺Russian

корректура

читай ошибки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठीक करना

त्रुटियों के लिए पढ़ें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রুফরিড

ত্রুটির জন্য পড়ুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிபார்த்தல்

பிழைகளுக்கு படிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రూఫ్ రీడ్

లోపాల కోసం చదవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरावा

त्रुटींसाठी वाचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રૂફરીડ

ભૂલો માટે વાંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೂಫ್ ರೀಡ್

ದೋಷಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಓದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൂഫ് റീഡ്

പിശകുകൾക്കായി വായിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੂਫ ਰੀਡ

ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پروف ریڈ

غلطیوں کے لئے پڑھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

校对

读取错误

🇯🇵Japanese

校正する

エラーを読み取る

🇰🇷Korean

교정하다

오류를 읽어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiệu đính

đọc để tìm lỗi

🇹🇭Thai

พิสูจน์อักษร

อ่านเพื่อหาข้อผิดพลาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoreksi

membaca untuk kesalahan

🇲🇾Malay

baca pruf

baca untuk kesilapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التدقيق اللغوي

قراءة للأخطاء

🇮🇷Persian

تصحیح

برای خطاها بخوانید

🇹🇷Turkish

düzeltme

hatalar için okuma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַגִיהַ

לקרוא שגיאות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'proofread'?

The primary meaning of 'proofread' is 'read for errors'.

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Using 'proofread' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'proofread' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'proofread' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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