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read vs skim

skim vs read

read and skim both are nouns.

read is not an adjective while skim is an adjective.

read and skim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
read Yes No Yes No
skim Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, skim is a hyponym of read; that is, skim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than read:
  • read: interpret something that is written or printed
  • skim: read superficially
Other hyponyms of read include anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize, reread, dip into, decipher, trace, skim over, lip-read, lipread, speech-read.
read (noun) skim (noun)
something that is read reading or glancing through quickly
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
read (adjective) skim (adjective)
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
read (verb) skim (verb)
interpret something that is written or printed read superficially
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior remove from the surface
make sense of a language cause to skip over a surface
be a student of a certain subject coat (a liquid) with a layer
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources travel on the surface of water
to hear and understand examine hastily
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
have or contain a certain wording or form
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