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speed read

speed read is the alternative form of speedread.

Meaning of speedread

Verb

speedread (third-person singular simple present speedreads, present participle speedreading, simple past and past participle speedread)

  1. (ambitransitive) To read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
    • She picks it up and speedreads: Dear Momma, I have always felt that I've disappointed you. I have always tried not to disappoint you. [...]1986, Gabrielle Burton, Heartbreak Hotel

Forms of speed read

third-person singular presentspeed reads
present participlespeed reading
past participlespeed read
pastspeed read

Questions about speed read

What is speed read the alternative form of?
Speed read is the alternative form of speedread.

Words near speed read in the dictionary

  1. speed pulley
  2. speed pulleys
  3. speed queen
  4. speed queens
  5. speed ran
  6. speed read
  7. speed reading
  8. speed reads
  9. speed riding
  10. speed run
  11. speed runs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: speed read (page history and authors); speedread (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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