browse

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verb \ˈbrau̇z\

Definition of browse

browsed

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browsing

transitive verb
1a of an animal : to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see ²browse 1) browsing thistlesb : graze
2 : to look over casually : skim browsing the want ads
3 computers : to access (a network) by means of a browser
intransitive verb
1a of an animal : to feed on or as if on tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs : to feed on or as if on browseb : graze cows browsing in the pasture
2a : to skim through a book reading passages that catch the eyeb : to look over or through an aggregate of things casually especially in search of something of interest browsing through the store's magazine section

browsable

play \ˈbrau̇-zə-bəl\ adjective

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Examples of browse in a Sentence

Several customers were browsing in the bookstore.
He was browsing the want ads in the newspaper.
cows browsing in the pasture

Origin and Etymology of browse

Middle English brouusen, probably from Anglo-French brouts ²browse

First Known Use: 15th century

browse

noun

Definition of browse

1 : tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs used by animals for food
2 : an act or instance of browsing a quick browse through the want ads

Origin and Etymology of browse

probably modification of Anglo-French brouts, plural of brout sprout, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon brustian to sprout, and perhaps to Old English brēost breast — more at breast

First Known Use: 1523

BROWSE Defined for English Language Learners

browse

play

verb \ˈbrau̇z\

Definition of browse for English Language Learners

: to look at many things in a store, in a newspaper, etc., to see if there is something interesting or worth buying
: to use a special program (called a browser) to find and look at information on the Internet
of an animal : to eat grass, plants, etc.