skim
verb [I or T] (CONSIDER QUICKLY) /skɪm/ (-mm-)Definition
› to read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail: I've only skimmed (through/over) his letter; I haven't read it carefully yet. We've only skimmed the surface of (= considered a small part of) the problem.Reading
(Definition of skim verb (CONSIDER QUICKLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Reading, but you might be interested in these topics from the Reading & writing topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “skim”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- browser noun (PERSON)
- devour verb
- dip into sth phrasal verb (BOOK)
- dyslexia noun
- dyslexic adjective, noun
- flick through sth phrasal verb
- misread verb (READ WRONGLY)
- narrate verb
- peruse verb
- pore over sth phrasal verb
- read sb's lips idiom
- readable adjective
- reader noun (DEVICE)
- reader noun (PERSON WHO READS)
- readership noun
- reading noun (WRITTEN TEXT)
- reference noun (LOOK AT)
- riffle verb
- semiotics noun
- wade through sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Reading
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
