browse
/braʊz/
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Also a noun
Meaning
To look through items or goods casually without a clear intention to buy.
Customers often browse through the racks while waiting for their friends to arrive.
Did you buy anything at the bookstore, or were you just browsing?
To read or scan text casually or look at different web pages online.
He browses news headlines every morning during his daily subway commute.
Have you ever browsed through that old digital archive?
To feed on leaves, twigs, or other high vegetation.
Deer often browse on young saplings along the edge of the clearing.
The goats were quietly browsing in the overgrown field behind the barn.
How it's used
When this means “look through goods or text”
- browse through the store
- browse the shelves
She browsed the racks for nearly an hour.
When this means “feed on vegetation”
- browse on young shrubs
“browse on them.”
The deer browse on the lower branches.
Collocations
- browse the web
- browse online
- browse the catalog
Synonyms
- peruse
- scan
- graze
Meaning
An act of casually looking through goods, reading material, or web pages.
A quick browse through the catalog revealed several interesting winter coat options.
She spent twenty minutes on a leisurely browse before heading to dinner.
Collocations
- leisurely browse
- quick browse
Synonyms
- glance