ALL meanings of proofread
proof·read
P p - verb with object proofread to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected. 1
- verb without object proofread to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house. 1
- verb proofread When someone proofreads something such as a book or an article, they read it before it is published in order to find and mark mistakes that need to be corrected. 0
- verb proofread to read (copy or printer's proofs) to detect and mark errors to be corrected 0
- verb transitive proofread to read and mark corrections on (printers' proofs, etc.) 0