sight-read
verb /ˈsaɪt riːd/
/ˈsaɪt riːd/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sight-read | /ˈsaɪt riːd/ /ˈsaɪt riːd/ |
| he / she / it sight-reads | /ˈsaɪt riːdz/ /ˈsaɪt riːdz/ |
| past simple sight-read | /ˈsaɪt red/ /ˈsaɪt red/ |
| past participle sight-read | /ˈsaɪt red/ /ˈsaɪt red/ |
| -ing form sight-reading | /ˈsaɪt riːdɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪt riːdɪŋ/ |
- sight-read (something) to play or sing written music when you see it for the first time, without practising it first