proofread

Everyday

To read a piece of writing carefully to find and correct mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar before it is finished or printed. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons pupils are told to proofread their work before handing it in: check capital letters, full stops, spelling and missing words. Proofreading is the last step of the writing process (plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread). Phrases: proofread your work, a proofreader, proofreading marks.

Examples

• Always proofread your story before you hand it in. tree →
• I proofread my email and found three spelling mistakes. tree →
• Can you proofread my letter, please? tree →
• Proofreading helps you catch missing full stops. tree →
• My mum's job is to proofread books before they are printed. tree →
• She proofreads by reading her work aloud. tree →
• The spellchecker didn't notice "there" for "their", so proofread too. tree →

Note

Past tense: proofread (spelled the same, but said "proof-red"). Also written proof-read. Noun for the person: proofreader. Trap: a spellchecker cannot catch homophones (their/there, to/too), so you still need to proofread yourself.

In Jewish tradition

In English lessons pupils are told to proofread their work before handing it in: check capital letters, full stops, spelling and missing words. Proofreading is the last step of the writing process (plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread). Phrases: proofread your work, a proofreader, proofreading marks.

Examples

• PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Past tense: proofread (spelled the same, but said "proof-red"). Also written proof-read. Noun for the person: proofreader. Trap: a spellchecker cannot catch homophones (their/there, to/too), so you still need to proofread yourself.