proofread

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• (infinitive) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/
• (simple past, past participle) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹuːfɹɛd/

Verb

proofread (third-person singular simple present proofreads, present participle proofreading, simple past and past participle proofread)

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

Derived terms

• proofreader
• proofreading

Translations

to check for errors in spelling and grammar

• Arabic: نَقَّح (naqqaḥ)
• Bulgarian: корегирам, проверявам (koregiram, proverjavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 校對, 校对 (zh) (jiàoduì)

• Dutch: proeflezen
• Esperanto: provlegi
• Finnish: oikolukea, korjauslukea
• German: Korrektur lesen

• Icelandic: prófarkalesa
• Italian: correggere bozze
• Japanese: 校正する (ja) (こうせい, kōsei suru)
• Polish: robić korektę, poprawiać (pl)
• Portuguese: revisar (pt)
• Russian: корректировать (ru) (korrekírovat')
• Spanish: corregir pruebas
• Swedish: korrektur (sv), korrekturläsning

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