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verb (used with object)
1.
to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
verb (used without object)
2.
to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.
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| —vb , -reads, -reading, -read | |
| to read (copy or printer's proofs) to detect and mark errors to be corrected | |
| 'proofreader | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Reviewers are impressed by people who are too busy to proofread.
Someone ought to proofread these articles for punctuation before they're posted.
Kudos for creativity, but they've lost credibility if they can't even proofread their public statement.
Have someone proofread your written materials before you submit them.
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