"speedread" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: speedreads [present, singular, third-person], speedreading [participle, present], speedread [participle, past], speedread [past]
Etymology: From speed + read. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|read}} speed + read Head templates: {{en-verb|||speedread}} speedread (third-person singular simple present speedreads, present participle speedreading, simple past and past participle speedread)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: speed-read, speed read Derived forms: speedreader, speedreading Translations (read quickly): 速読する (sokudoku suru) (alt: そくどくする) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-speedread-en-verb-1JyHC5cN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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