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browse
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- pronunciation:
- braUz
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to examine items in a leisurely way without any particular purpose.
The shop seemed to be busy with customers, but most of them were just browsing with no intention to buy.- synonyms:
- poke around
- similar words:
- shop, window-shop
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| definition 2: |
to casually look through many items in order to find a particular one or to find something of interest.
He browsed through the catalog, but nothing stood out as the right gift for his boss. |
| definition 3: |
to graze or feed on growing plants.
The sheep are browsing in the meadow.- synonyms:
- graze, pasture
- similar words:
- eat, feed, nibble
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| related words: |
dip, roam |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
browses, browsing, browsed |
| definition 1: |
to look through (a book, magazine, or the like) in a leisurely way.
She browsed the store's greetings cards while her friend did her shopping.- synonyms:
- look over
- antonyms:
- pore
- similar words:
- leaf through, scan, skim, thumb
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| definition 2: |
to walk about (a shop or other place) in a leisurely way, examining different items but without any specific intentions.
He had time to kill at the airport, so he browsed the shops. |
| definition 3: |
to casually search through (many items) in order to find a particular item or to find something of interest.
She browsed the book titles but didn't find the one she was looking for. |
| definition 4: |
to graze or feed on.
Cattle are browsing the grass.- synonyms:
- graze
- similar words:
- eat, nibble
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
new plant growth, such as shoots, leaves, and the like, that is suitable for grazing.
- similar words:
- grass, shoots
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| derivation: |
browser (n.) |
Browse comes from a French word that means "a bud or sprout." In the 1400s, the English word "browse" meant "to graze." Grazing animals tend to nibble at the young, more tender parts of plants. Browse was first used to mean "look through a book casually or slowly" in the 1800s. When one browses through a book, it is as though one is slowly eating or nibbling lightly.
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