Advertisement
Advertisement
browse
[brouz]
verb (used with object)
to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
to graze; pasture on.
to look through or glance at casually or randomly.
He's browsing the shelves for something to read.
to access and view (website content) with a Web browser, usually without looking for something specific.
a secure way to browse the Web.
verb (used without object)
to feed on or nibble at foliage, lichen, berries, etc.
to graze.
to glance at random through a book, magazine, etc.
to look leisurely at goods displayed for sale, as in a store.
to access and view websites with a Web browser, as in
If you love to browse while on the road, you can easily take advantage of free Wi-Fi .
noun
tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc.
an act or instance of browsing.
browse
/ braʊz /
verb
to look through (a book, articles for sale in a shop, etc) in a casual leisurely manner
computing to search for and read hypertext, esp on the Internet
(of deer, goats, etc) to feed upon (vegetation) by continual nibbling
noun
the act or an instance of browsing
the young twigs, shoots, leaves, etc, on which certain animals feed
Other Word Forms
- browser noun
- nonbrowsing adjective
- overbrowse verb (used with object)
- unbrowsing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of browse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of browse1
Example Sentences
On the festival’s central “avenue,” I browsed stands selling mycological games, art, tinctures and clothing.
While hiking in a forest in the Mount Shasta area with a metal detector, browsing over rocks and dirt, his machine began to beep.
The scam has left potential customers feeling afraid, Ms Newman added, as she noticed more people browsing her website without making orders for jewellery.
He spends a lot of time reading academic journals and browsing GitHub portfolios, and recruiting people whose work impresses him.
“When you’re in Japan, they’re everywhere and you take them for granted. That’s how I would spend my days off. I would go to the stationery and browse and take my notebook and draw.”
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse