sight-read

sight·read

uncommon

verb

1.

perform music from a score without having seen the score before

“He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread”

Synonyms

sightread

2.

play or perform music by reading it off the sheet; perform unprepared

Related words

Word family

sightreader

Broader terms

perform

Narrower terms

sightsing

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	sight-read
3rd person	sight-reads
past	sight-readed
present participle	sight-reading
past participle	sight-readed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Nearby words

sifter sifting sigeh sigh sight sight-sing sighted sightedness sighting sightless

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