proofread

See also: proof-read

English

Alternative forms

• proof-read

Etymology

From proof +‎ read.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

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

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

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, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

Synonyms

• proof, look over (esp. quickly), copyedit

Hypernyms

• See Thesaurus:examine

Coordinate terms

• prooflisten

Derived terms

• proofreader
• proofreading

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

Noun

proofread (plural proofreads)

1. (rare) Synonym of proofreading.
   • 1999, James Scott Bell, “Part Three: The Fallen”, in Final Witness, Waterville, Me.: Thorndike Press, published 2003, →ISBN, chapter four, page 515:

     At 3:30 she put the finishing touches on her memo, printed it, gave it a proofread, then handed it to the attorney.

   • 2002, Rick Turnbull, “Acknowledgements”, in Gum’s Story: A Novel, Augusta, Ga.: Harbor House, →ISBN:

     I want to thank Sherri and Dee Humphreys, Mark Randolph and Paul Gonzalez for their proofreads and input.

   • 2013, Ray Ayles, “Acknowledgements”, in Love’s Promise Is Forever, Baltimore, Md.: PublishAmerica, →ISBN, page [3]:

     To Veronique Kaemerer and her eng. 101 students, Michael Horanburg and Brady Meador for their proofreads.

   • 2016, Rosalind Davis, Annabel Tilley, “[Communication] Newsletters”, in What They Didn’t Teach You in Art School: What You Need to Know to Survive as an Artist, London: Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 57:

     Triple-check spellings, dates, and addresses, and ask someone to give it a proofread before you send your newsletter out.

   • 2017, Donna Alward, chapter 7, in Somebody’s Baby (A Darling, VT Novel), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 104:

     If you send it to me, I’ll copy and paste it into the page. I’ll give it a proofread, too, if you like.