proofreading

ˈpruːfˌriːdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of proofreading - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

editingprocess of checking text for errors

Proofreading is essential before submitting your essay.

correcting

editing

reviewing

Adjective

writingrelated to checking text for errors

She used proofreading software to catch mistakes.

editing

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Origin of proofreading

English, proof (evidence) + read (interpret)

Terms with proofreading included in their meaning

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check over

proofreading

read and look for errors or problems

proof

proofreading

check text for errors

read over

proofreading

read quickly to check for errors

read through

proofreading

read something thoroughly to check for errors

strike through

proofreading

mark text as obsolete by crossing it out

reader

proofreading

person who reads proofs for errors

read-through

proofreading

process of reading a document to check for errors

separatrix

proofreading

proofreader's mark indicating text replacement or separation

Examples of proofreading in a sentence

Proofreading can catch errors that spellcheck misses.
The proofreading team reviewed the document thoroughly.
He attended a proofreading workshop to improve his skills.

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French:relecture, de relecture, ...
German:Korrekturlesen, lektorierend, ...
Italian:correzione di bozze, di revisione, ...
Spanish:corrección de pruebas, de corrección, ...
Portuguese:revisão, de revisão, ...
Chinese:校对, 校对的, ...
Japanese:校正, 校正用の, ...
Arabic:مُراجَعَة لُغَوِيَّة, تَدْقِيق لُغَوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:הַגָּהָה, הֲגָהָה, ...
Russian:корректура, корректорский, ...
Ukrainian:вичитка, коректорський, ...
Hindi:प्रूफरीडिंग, संपादन, ...
Bengali:প্রুফরিডিং, ত্রুটিমুক্তকরণ, ...
Catalan:correcció, de correcció, ...
Czech:korektura, korekturní, ...
Danish:korrekturlæsning, korrekturlæsnings, ...
Dutch:proeflezen, proeflees, ...
Greek:διορθωτικός έλεγχος, διόρθωσης, ...
Hungarian:korrektúrázás, korrektúrázó, ...
Khmer:ការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់អត្ថបទ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់អត្ថបទ, ...
Korean:교정, 교정의, ...
Persian:نمونه‌خوانی, تصحیح, ...
Polish:korekta, korektorski, ...
Portuguese (BR):revisão, de revisão, ...
Romanian:corectură, de corectură, ...
Swedish:korrekturläsning, korrigerings, ...
Thai:การพิสูจน์อักษร, ตรวจสอบข้อผิดพลาด, ...
Turkish:düzeltme, hata kontrolü, ...
Vietnamese:soát lỗi, kiểm tra lỗi, ...

proofread

ˈprufˌrid

Definition of proofread - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

correct textread and correct written material

She will proofread the manuscript before publication..

correct

edit

revise

publishing

Dated

read printer's proofs to mark errors

Dated

He was hired to proofread the final proofs.

edit

revise

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Origin of proofread

English, proof (evidence) + read (interpret)

Examples of proofread in a sentence

The editor will proofread the article before it goes to print.
She was asked to proofread the manuscript overnight.
He will proofread the article before publication.

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French:relire, vérifier, ...
German:korrigieren, überprüfen, ...
Italian:revisionare, rileggere, ...
Spanish:corregir, leer pruebas, ...
Portuguese:revisar, ...
Chinese:校对, 审校, ...
Japanese:校正する, ...
Arabic:صَحَّحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגִּיהַּ, לְהַגְהוֹת, ...
Russian:корректировать, откорректировать, ...
Ukrainian:вичитувати, перевіряти, ...
Hindi:जाँचकर सुधारना, त्रुटि सुधार करना, ...
Bengali:প্রুফ দেখা, প্রুফ পড়া, ...
Catalan:revisar, fer de corrector, ...
Czech:korigovat, dělat korekturu, ...
Danish:læse korrektur, gennemgå korrektur, ...
Dutch:proeflezen, ...
Greek:επιμελούμαι, ελέγχω, ...
Hungarian:korrektúrázni, ...
Khmer:ពិនិត្យកែសម្រួល, ពិនិត្យកំហុសអត្ថបទ, ...
Korean:교정하다, 검토하다, ...
Persian:نمونه‌خوانی کردن, خواندن و علامت‌گذاری اشتباهات, ...
Polish:sprawdzać, korygować, ...
Portuguese (BR):revisar, ...
Romanian:a corecta, a verifica, ...
Swedish:korrekturläsa, granska, ...
Thai:ตรวจทาน, ตรวจปรู๊ฟ, ...
Turkish:düzeltmek, hataları işaretlemek, ...
Vietnamese:soát lỗi, đọc soát lỗi, ...

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Definition of proofreading - Reverso English Dictionary

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