noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process by which a document is proofread. countable, uncountable

   "We gave the document two proofreadings, to make absolutely sure that no errors would remain."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of proofread form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

proofread

Example

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"I took on the job of proofreading."

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.