peruse
verb (used with object)
to read through with thoroughness or care.
perused
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past participleof peruse.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 peruse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
peruseverb (used with object)to read through with thoroughness or care.
Example Sentences
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It’s meant to be picked up, perused and admired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
He perused the shelves before landing on a mini-fridge stocked with colorful cans near the chip aisle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
"The courts have perused hundreds of pages of documents to reach this decision. For Parliament simply to say the facts are different would be constitutionally really quite extraordinary."
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
“The courts have perused hundreds of pages of documents to arrive at this conclusion. For Parliament simply to say ‘the facts are different’ would be constitutionally really extraordinary,” Sumption told the BBC.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
