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   browse

   /brouz/

   verb

   • 1. survey goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way: "he stopped to browse around a sporting goods store" Similar look aroundhave a lookwindow-shopperuse
   • ▪ scan through a text, website, or collection of data to gain an impression of the contents: "she browsed through the newspaper" Similar scanskimglancelookrun one's eye overhave a look atperusegive something a/the once-overthumbleafflipflickrundip intorifflespeed-read
   • 2. (of an animal) feed on leaves, twigs, or other high-growing vegetation: "they reach upward to browse on bushes" Similar grazefeedeatnibblecroppastureruminate

   noun

   • 1. an act of casual looking or reading: "the brochure is well worth a browse"
   • 2. vegetation, such as twigs and young shoots, eaten by animals: "a moose needs to eat forty to fifty pounds of browse a day"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in browse (sense 2 of the verb)): from Old French broster, from brost ‘young shoot’, probably of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. browsable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBROWSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BROWSE definition: 1. to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › browseBrowse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 2, 2024 · The meaning of BROWSE is to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse. How to use browse in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBROWSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   BROWSE meaning: 1. to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › browseBROWSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › browseBrowse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To browse is to look casually for whatever catches your eye, rather than searching for something specific. Window shopping and scanning the newspaper for interesting headlines are forms of browsing.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBROWSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   browse in British English. (braʊz ) verb. 1. to look through (a book, articles for sale in a shop, etc) in a casual leisurely manner. 2. computing. to search for and read hypertext, esp on the internet. 3. (of deer, goats, etc) to feed upon ( vegetation) by continual nibbling.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › browseBrowse - definition of browse by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To look through or over (something) casually: browsed the newspaper; browsing the gift shops for souvenirs. 2. To read (websites) casually on the internet. 3. a. To nibble; crop. b. To graze on. n. 1. Young twigs, leaves, and shoots that are fit for animals to eat. 2. An act of browsing.