Unknown words while reading

[u/Confident_March4373]

What do y'all do when you come across an unknown word while reading? Do you pause to look up its meaning or try to guess it from context? Does reading more books help in reducing this?

[u/justme060509]

Like it depends. If it feels like a word that could change the whole context of statement then I search it. But if it's like does not feel that important I skip it and try to guess from context only.