skim through
1 of 1verb/skɪm θru:/
Forms:skims through,skimming through,skimmed through,skimmed through
1
to quickly read a text without studying the details
- I only had a few minutes, so I decided to skim through the report to grasp the main points.
- She skims through the newspaper every morning to stay updated on current events.
- The professor advised us to skim through the textbook before the lecture for a general understanding of the topics.
- In preparation for the meeting, he quickly skimmed through the agenda to see the key discussion points.
- Instead of reading the entire novel, she opted to skim through the chapters to get a sense of the storyline.