Preread

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To read or look over a text in advance, before it is formally discussed, submitted, or reviewed by others
2. To go through written material ahead of time so as to be prepared for a meeting or decision
3. To examine a document or piece of writing before the scheduled time for reading it officially

Etymology: "Preread" is simply the prefix "pre-" attached to "read," meaning "to read in advance." The prefix comes from Latin "prae," "before," and has long been productive in English for building words about things done beforehand, such as "preheat" or "precook." English speakers coined "preread" by applying that familiar pattern to a verb that already existed, so the new word needs no special history of its own. The word is most often used as a noun or verb in discussions of publishing, teaching, and collaborative work, where a text is circulated before a meeting or review. Its meaning stays close to its parts: the prefix supplies the sense of timing, and "read" supplies the action.