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browse (bro̵uz)

noun

  1. leaves, twigs, and young shoots of trees or shrubs, which animals feed on
  2. the act of browsing

Etymology: OFr brouz, pl. of broust, a bud or shoot < OS brustian, to sprout: for IE base see breast

transitive verb browsed, brows′·ing

  1. to nibble at (leaves, twigs, etc.)
  2. to graze on
  3. to examine casually; skim

Etymology: ME brousen < OFr brouster < the n.

intransitive verb

  1. to nibble at leaves, twigs, etc.
    1. to look through a book or books casually, reading passages here and there
    2. to look casually over articles for sale
  3. to view or look over casually any collection or gathering, as in searching for items of interest

browse Synonyms

browse

v.

skim, peruse, scan, glance at, flip through, look through, run through, look over, glance over, check over, run over, survey, inspect loosely, pass the eye over, read here and there, examine cursorily, go through carelessly, go through in a desultory manner, leaf through, thumb through, dip into, shop around, window-shop.

browse Usage Examples

Object

  • off-line: This has the advantage of allowing applicants to browse the pupillage vacancies off-line.
  • archives: Posted in finance | No Comments » Next Entries » Home You are currently browsing the archives for the finance category.
  • shelf: Covers If you browse the shelves of your local bookshop, you will soon appreciate how important the packaging of a book is.
  • archive: I would suggest you also browse the archive of our linux-cert mailing list to understand the discussions we've had to date.
  • Internet: Now, it's easy to browse the Internet.
  • thesaurus: At the next screen type in MEDIA, press the " browse thesaurus " button and you are taken to a fairly long list.

Subject

  • chapter: This 216 page full-text report is freely available online and can be browsed by chapter or searched by keyword.

Preposition: through

  • range: You can browse through a full range of events by category, or at a specific venue.
  • archives: He will now be able to make himself aware of current hot topics and browse through the archives of the mailing list.
  • category: Look to the font of the week to get started, or just jump right into browsing through the categories.

Adjective modifier

  • quick: A quick browse through the walks may already give some visual pointers.

Modifying Another Word

  • alphabetically: You can browse alphabetically by author, title of book or tribe.
  • casually: I spend little time casually browsing journals, I normally have specific objectives in mind.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • through: Hire Costumes Fancy dress costumes, browse through our hire quality fancy dress costumes.
  • around: I've also included some other Zen sources that you might like to browse around.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • around: Feel free to browse around the store using the links on the left.

Preposition: in

  • bookshop: Until one day, browsing in a second-hand bookshop, Louise stumbles over a faded hardback.

Preposition: for

  • bargain: However, apart from online buyers there are also those who browse for bargains online before buying in the shops.

Preposition: by

  • category: Search for entries by keyword or browse by category.
  • chapter: This 216 page full-text report is freely available online and can be browsed by chapter or searched by keyword.

Browse dictionary entries near browse

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  8. ‹ brownie
  9. ‹ Brownian movement
  10. ‹ brownfield
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