speed-read
verb /ˈspiːd riːd/
/ˈspiːd riːd/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they speed-read | /ˈspiːd riːd/ /ˈspiːd riːd/ |
| he / she / it speed-reads | /ˈspiːd riːdz/ /ˈspiːd riːdz/ |
| past simple speed-read | /ˈspiːd red/ /ˈspiːd red/ |
| past participle speed-read | /ˈspiːd red/ /ˈspiːd red/ |
| -ing form speed-reading | /ˈspiːd riːdɪŋ/ /ˈspiːd riːdɪŋ/ |
- speed-read (something) to read something very quickly, paying attention to the general meaning of sentences and phrases rather than to every word