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speedread en · VERB

Etymology

From speed + read.

Meanings

  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 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:
    • JFK speedreads at his normal 1,200 words per minute, glasses perched on the end of his nose, a study in focus. 2012, Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot:
    • 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
speedreading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
speedreads Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
speed read alternative lexicographic
speed-read alternative lexicographic
speedread Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
speedread Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

speed reading · speedreader

Translations (1)

ja 速読する (read quickly)