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read for press

read for press verb: to read and inspect a text in order to locate errors prior to printing or publication; to proofread.

Verb

read for press (third-person singular simple present reads for press, present participle reading for press, simple past and past participle read for press)

  1. (dated, obsolete) To read and inspect a text in order to locate errors prior to printing or publication; to proofread.

Forms of read for press

third-person singular presentreads for press
present participlereading for press
past participleread for press
pastread for press

Questions about read for press

What does read for press mean?
Read for press means to read and inspect a text in order to locate errors prior to printing or publication; to proofread.
What part of speech is read for press?
Read for press is a verb.
What is the past tense of read for press?
The past tense of read for press is read for press.

Words near read for press in the dictionary

  1. read between the lines
  2. read count
  3. read counts
  4. read dating
  5. read for
  6. read for press
  7. read head
  8. read heads
  9. read in
  10. read into
  11. read length

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