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Definition of speedread

speedread

/ˈspiːdˌriːd/
speed · read
Past Simple:speedread
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Past Participle:speedread
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Present Participle:speedreading
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speedread Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To read written text very rapidly by using specialized visual techniques to take in whole phrases or sentences at once rather than individual words.

Example

"She learned how to speedread during college so she could get through her heavy weekly history assignments."

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Word Nuance & Usage

More commonly hyphenated as 'speed-read', this irregular compound verb takes 'speedread' (pronounced /ˈspiːdˌrɛd/) for both its past tense and past participle forms.

• Nearby Words

speeding
speedo
speedometer
speedread
speedreading
speedrun
speedskate

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Speedread. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/speedread
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