backread
To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not…To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
Meaning
3 senses(Internet, especially)To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
(Internet, broadly, especially)To read conversations one was not present for.
To interpret what one has read previously in the light of later experience or knowledge.
Origin
From back + read.From back + read.
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Forms
backreads, backreading, backread, backreadLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.