proof‧read /ˈpruːfriːd/ (
also proof)
verb (
past tense and past participle proofread /-red/)
[intransitive and transitive] to read through something that is written or printed in order to correct any mistakes in it
—proofreader noun [countable]—proofreading noun [uncountable]:
a proofreading job [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲