to skim
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2.7
- verb
- /skɪm/
:
hojear
- Skim through the table of contents.
And we're just, you know, skimming the surface of the reasons why.
- And we're just, you know, skimming the surface of the reasons why.
- So we, we will just skim the surface.
- The problem is when what's picked only skims the surface of what is on order.
- Not just sort of, you know, skim through it, but but see what's, what's there.
- Well, I can skim through it briefly to get deep into it.
- I also will be downloading your playlist suggestions which I skim through and completely speak to me.
- Boyz's approach is to skim through the text until he recognizes what is important.
- World Economic Forum Bane papers that you all had the pleasure of either reading or skimming, or you'll read it tomorrow.
- This whole like time stuff is messing me up and I'm also skimming it because it's really boring and I just want to know how it ends and why.
Examples
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So I'm just going to skim through this quickly.
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Just sort of skim through it and get on to the real stuff.
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Skim through the post and the comments to see how all of those things have been addressed.
Blog text (10) -
Sometimes we skim the articles, don't have time to read full things.
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Boyz's approach is to skim through the text until he recognizes what is important.
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Caroline, on the floor, sips coffee and skims a magazine.
Fiction book (2002) -
She skims through her records and CDs, dismissing them all.
Fiction book (2001) -
Before the meeting, I need to skim the report to see the main points.
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She quickly skimmed through the magazine to find an interesting article.
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To save time, he tends to skim emails before deciding which ones to read fully.
Synonyms
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2.7
To look quickly to find specific information
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3.2
Look at something quickly without reading it carefully
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6.5
To turn pages quickly without reading everything
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6.3
To look quickly through something to find an item or fact
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5.8
To turn the pages of a book quickly while only looking a little
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2.8
To look quickly through the pages of a book or magazine
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4.8
To quickly say the main points
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4.9
To do something quickly and well
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3.8
To read quickly without looking at details
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5.1
Read parts of a book or magazine rather than all of it
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6.3
Do something quickly without stopping
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember skim meaning 'read quickly' is to think of your eyes moving over the top of the page, not going deep into every word. So to skim a text is to read fast and catch only the main points.