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/ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/ · verb
(transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation..
At 3:30 she put the finishing touches on her memo, printed it, gave it a proofread, then handed it to the attorney.
I want to thank Sherri and Dee Humphreys, Mark Randolph and Paul Gonzalez for their proofreads and input.
To Veronique Kaemerer and her eng. 101 students, Michael Horanburg and Brady Meador for their proofreads.
Triple-check spellings, dates, and addresses, and ask someone to give it a proofread before you send your newsletter out.
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.
Use proof read when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Proof read means (transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation..
Common synonyms include proof, look over, copyedit, proofreading.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At 3:30 she put the finishing touches on her memo, printed it, gave it a proofread, then handed it to the attorney.
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