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# proofread

verb (proofread, proofreads, proofread, proofreading)

«proofread» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x1)
- I proofread my email and found three spelling mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x2)
- Can you proofread my letter, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x3)
- Proofreading helps you catch missing full stops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x4)
- My mum's job is to proofread books before they are printed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x5)
- She proofreads by reading her work aloud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x6)
- The spellchecker didn't notice "there" for "their", so proofread too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/#x7)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/proofread/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «proofread» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proofread/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«proofread» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/proofread.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «proofread» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/proofread/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«proofread» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/proofread.html) on Mova free.