Meaning

2 senses

  1. To go through something hastily

  2. To read something hurriedly without being attached to details

    querlesen

    просма́триватьprosmátrivatʹ, просмотре́тьprosmotrétʹ, проли́стыватьprolístyvatʹ

Examples

16 sentences

  1. I didn't have much time so I just skimmed through the article.

    ruВремени у меня было немного, поэтому я просто пробежал статью глазами. — marafon

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  2. Tom skimmed through the report.

    ruТом бегло просмотрел отчёт. — odexed

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  3. Tom skimmed through the magazine.

    deTom überflog das Magazin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I skimmed through the book.

    ruЯ пролистал книгу. — Wezel

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  5. He skimmed through the report.

    ruОн бегло просмотрел отчёт. — odexed

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to read something hurriedly without being attached to details:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to read something hurriedly without being attached to details:

Forms

skims through, skimming through, skimmed through, skimmed through
Base formskim through · to skim through
3rd person singularskims through
Present participleskimming through
Past simpleskimmed through
Past participleskimmed through

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyskim through
he, she, itskims through

Past simpleLesson

all personsskimmed through

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave skimmed through
he, she, ithas skimmed through

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill skim through

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
skillfullyB2skimB2skimpskimpy
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