SIGHT-READ


Meaning of SIGHT-READ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌrēd ]

verb

( sight-·read -ˌred ; sight-·read·ing -ˌrē-diŋ)

Etymology: back-formation from sight reader

Date: 1903

transitive verb

: to read (as a foreign language) or perform (music) without previous preparation or study

intransitive verb

: to read at sight ; especially : to perform music at sight

• sight reader noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.