speedread
speedread verb: to read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
Verb
speedread (third-person singular simple present speedreads, present participle speedreading, simple past and past participle speedread)
- 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
- “[...] She remembers everything. She speedreads and remembers everything. She studies very little for very good grades.” “If she studied that little bit more,” Celeste injected tartly, “she'd be at the top of her class. [...]”2009, Barbara Delinsky, Together Alone
Forms of speedread
| third-person singular present | speedreads |
|---|---|
| present participle | speedreading |
| past participle | speedread |
| past | speedread |
| alternative form | speed-read |
| alternative form | speed read |
Origin of speedread
From speed + read.
Words formed from speedread
Questions about speedread
- What does speedread mean?
- Speedread means to read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
- What part of speech is speedread?
- Speedread is a verb.
- What is the past tense of speedread?
- The past tense of speedread is speedread.
Words near speedread in the dictionary
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