browse
verb (used with object)
to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
browsed
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past participleof browse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof browse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
browseverb (used with object)to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
Example Sentences
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And historically, businesses also counted on getting free traffic to their sites from search engine optimization as users browsed the web.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Among them, the height to volume model was applied to heavily browsed willows with unusual growth forms, even though the model was not designed for such distorted shapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Rae said Murrell browsed through their stock and bought a pendant called the Mirrie Dancer Drongs.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
On Sunday afternoon, shoppers browsed for fishing poles and sifted through a wide array of camouflage hunting gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
At a Shanghai bus station, Shin browsed through a Korean-language magazine, found a list of Korean restaurants, and went off again in search of work.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
