skim
A cursory reading, skipping the detailsA cursory reading, skipping the details.
» Tom doesn't like skimmed milk.
Том не любить обезжирене молоко. — deniko
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)A cursory reading, skipping the details.
(countable, informal, uncountable)Skim milk.
(countable, uncountable)The act of skimming.
(countable, uncountable)That which is skimmed off.
(countable, uncountable)Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- reading or glancing through quickly
- a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
Examples
57 sentencesTom doesn't like skimmed milk.
Том не любить обезжирене молоко. — deniko
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
Tom skimmed the report.
deTom überflog den Bericht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom skimmed the list.
ruТом пробежал глазами список. — marafon
I skimmed the list.
Origin
From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to removFrom Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum.
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Forms
plural: skimsSynonyms
1 synonyms- reading or glancing through quickly:skimming
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable