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proofread

[ UK /pɹˈuːfɹiːd/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹuˌfɹid/ ]
VERB
  1. read for errors
    I should proofread my manuscripts

How To Use proofread In A Sentence

  • Proofread everything a hundred times and have one other person proofread it.
  • Lack of proofreading is also one of my faults I suppose. Matthew Yglesias » Kinsley’s Transcendental Deduction of Hyperinflation
  • But a big part of reading your own blog is just rechecking your own proofreading.
  • After going over your resume with a fine-tooth comb, solicit proofreading assistance from trusted friends and colleagues.
  • Many who were less talented at writing entered the world of publishing as editors, calligraphers, copyists, or proofreaders.
  • Such companies will translate, edit, and proofread your material, and gather it all into the proper format, usually for between 20 cents and 30 cents a word.
  • I've been submerged with Guide proofreading, a semi-annual communal exercise in eyestrain and Twizzlers and chocolate-fueled mania; yesterday I couldn't stop calling everyone "enthusiasts" after reading the word one too many times. Reviews in a word
  • After that, the same editor or another editor should proofread the manuscript and correct typos, grammatical errors and misspelled words.
  • Like a proofreader searching for a typo in a book, the lab must read each exon to see if it contains a mutation. Genetics and Alagille Syndrome
  • She can write "stet" as well as I can ( "stet" is a proofreaders mark, Latin for "let it stand," and when one wishes to disregard a copyeditor's mark, one writes "stet" in the margin of the page. One of those WoW things.
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