sight-read
[ sahyt-reed ]
/ ˈsaɪtˌrid /
verb (used with or without object), sight-read [sahyt-red] /ˈsaɪt rɛd/, sight-read·ing [sahyt-ree-ding] /ˈsaɪtˌri dɪŋ/.
to read, play, or sing without previous practice, rehearsal, or study of the material to be treated: to sight-read music; to sight-read another language.
Origin of sight-read
First recorded in 1900–05
OTHER WORDS FROM sight-read
sight-read·er [sahyt-ree-der] /ˈsaɪtˌri dər/, nounWords nearby sight-read
sight for sore eyes, a,
sight gag,
sight rhyme,
sight screen,
sight unseen,
sight-read,
sighted,
sighter,
sighthole,
sighthound,
sighting
British Dictionary definitions for sight-read
sight-read
/ (ˈsaɪtˌriːd) /
verb -reads, -reading or -read (-ˌrɛd)
to sing or play (music in a printed or written form) without previous preparation