skim over

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, einen Text schnell und oberflächlich zu lesen oder zu überfliegen, ohne auf Details zu achten; auch im Sinne von 'leicht berühren/streifen' oder 'dahingleiten'.

A phrasal verb meaning to read or examine something quickly and superficially, without paying close attention to details.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Read quicklyinformal

   To read or look at something quickly without paying attention to every detail.

   Überfliegen

   • I only had time to skim over the report before the meeting.
   • She skimmed over the article to find the main points.
   • He skimmed over the instructions and missed an important step.

   Synonymebrowsedip intoglance overrun throughscan

   Antonymeexamineporescrutinizestudy

2. Treat superficiallyinformal

   To deal with or mention something briefly without going into detail.

   oberflächlich behandeln

   • The lecture skimmed over the complex theory too quickly.
   • The report skimmed over the financial issues.
   • We can't just skim over the safety concerns.

   Synonymedip intogloss overscanskate overtouch on

   Antonymeanalyzeexamineexploreinspectinvestigateprobescrutinizestudy

Grundverbskim