skim over vs read
read vs skim overskim over is not a noun while read is a noun.
skim over and read both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| skim over | No | No | Yes | No |
| read | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
read is a hypernym of
skim over; that is, read is a
word with a broader meaning than skim over:
- skim over: read superficially
- read: interpret something that is written or printed
| skim over (noun) | read (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that is read |
| skim over (verb) | read (verb) |
|---|---|
| read superficially | interpret something that is written or printed |
| move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed |
| interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior | |
| make sense of a language | |
| be a student of a certain subject | |
| obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources | |
| to hear and understand | |
| 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 |
Words related to "read"
- anagram
- anagrammatise
- anagrammatize
- anticipate
- audit
- audition
- call
- construe
- decipher
- dictate
- dip into
- drill
- exercise
- feature
- forebode
- foretell
- have
- hit the books
- indicate
- interpret
- learn
- lip-read
- lipread
- misinterpret
- misread
- mouth
- numerate
- performing arts
- practice
- practise
- predict
- prepare
- prognosticate
- promise
- proof
- proofread
- publication
- read
- reader
- reading
- record
- register
- reread
- say
- scan
- scry
- see
- show
- skim
- skim over
- speak
- speech-read
- strike
- study
- take
- talk
- trace
- train
- translate
- try out
- understand
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
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