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skimskim /skɪm/ verb (skimmed, skimming) ETYMOLOGYskimOrigin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from scum to remove scum (14-19 centuries), from scum (noun) VERB TABLEskim |
| Present | I, you, we, they | skim | | he, she, it | skims | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | skimmed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have skimmed | | he, she, it | has skimmed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had skimmed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will skim | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have skimmed |
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| Present | I | am skimming | | he, she, it | is skimming | | you, we, they | are skimming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was skimming | | you, we, they | were skimming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been skimming | | he, she, it | has been skimming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been skimming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be skimming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been skimming |
THESAURUSwords/books► reada)to look at written words and understand what they mean: I like to read in bed. Always read the directions before you begin.b)to have the ability to look at words and understand them: My parents taught me to read. I can read Spanish, but I can’t speak it very well. ► browse to look at pages of a magazine or book and just read the interesting parts: He browsed through one of the old books. ► skim to read something very quickly to get the main ideas: I only had time to skim the article, so I didn’t get all the details. ► look through to turn the pages of something and look at them without reading everything: He looked through the report to make sure all the pages were there. ► flip/thumb through something to quickly turn the pages of a magazine or book without reading much: She flipped nervously through a magazine as she waited to see the doctor. ► scan to read something quickly to find the specific information you want: She scanned the list for her name. ► study to read something very carefully to find out information: Lisa studied the menu in the restaurant, hoping to find something that was not too fattening. ► pore over something to read something very carefully for a long time: She pored over the journals looking for clues. ► devour something formal to read something quickly and eagerly: As a child, Gayle devoured detective stories. ► plow/wade through something to read something long and boring: It would take hours to wade through the contract. ► peruse formal to read something carefully: She sat at her desk perusing the manual. 1[transitive] to remove something from the surface of a liquid, especially floating oil or solids: skim something off/from something Skim any oil off the surface of the sauce.2[intransitive, transitive] to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it: Jack opened the paper and skimmed the headlines.skim through I skimmed through the article.► see thesaurus at read13[intransitive, transitive] to move along quickly, nearly touching a surface: Seagulls were skimming the waves.skim something ↔ off phrasal verb1to take money illegally or dishonestly: For years his business partner had been skimming off the profits.2to take part of something that other people want, especially the best part of it: Top universities skim off the best students. |