peruse
to read through with thoroughness or care: Make sure you peruse the document before signing.
to scan or browse: Sometimes I peruse the magazines near the cash register while waiting to check out.Visitors will be able to peruse artworks by young people across the state.
to read: If romantic plots interest you, consider perusing her latest novel.
to survey or examine in detail: We had the opportunity to hear both sides and peruse the evidence.
Origin of peruse
1Other words from peruse
- pe·rus·a·ble, adjective
- pe·rus·er, noun
- pre·pe·ruse, verb (used with object), pre·pe·rused, pre·pe·rus·ing.
- qua·si-pe·rus·a·ble, adjective
- re·pe·ruse, verb (used with object), re·pe·rused, re·pe·rus·ing.
- un·pe·rus·a·ble, adjective
- un·pe·rused, adjective
Words that may be confused with peruse
- peruse , pursue
Words Nearby peruse
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How to use peruse in a sentence
Recipients in a cryobank can peruse donor files and see hair color, eye color, race, height, IQ, and so on.
Have Sperm, Will Travel: The ‘Natural Inseminators’ Helping Women Avoid the Sperm Bank | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCopies of a 53-page strategic plan are on the coffee table in her office for visitors to peruse.
Then I peruse my RSS feeds for Red Sox stories by my competitors.
Opening Day 2013: How to Write About Baseball in the Big Leagues | Noah Charney | March 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the meantime, feel free to peruse the report, which can be read below.
On one of my last days as a student, I remember taking a break to peruse the university bookstore.
Rebecca Sealfon: The Year I Won the Scripps National Spelling Bee | Rebecca Sealfon | May 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Who wants to peruse fictitious adventures, when railroads and steamboats woo him to adventures of his own?
It is necessary to read the word of God, but sinful to peruse it thoughtlessly, or in an irreverent frame of mind.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamI have spooke to Sr Miles Cooke, who promises to lett me have your settlement to peruse, and to end matters fairly.
No one will peruse a page without laying down the book a better and a wiser man.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyNigel became more interested in the volume at the second than at the first attempt which he made to peruse it.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for peruse
/ (pəˈruːz) /
to read or examine with care; study
to browse or read through in a leisurely way
Origin of peruse
1Derived forms of peruse
- perusal, noun
- peruser, noun
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