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browse  (brouz)
v. browsed, brows·ing, brows·es
v.intr.
1.
a. To inspect something leisurely and casually: browsed through the map collection for items of interest.
b. To read something superficially by selecting passages at random: browsed through the report during lunch.
2. To look for information on the Internet.
3. To feed on leaves, young shoots, and other vegetation; graze.
v.tr.
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.

[Probably from obsolete French broust, young shoot, from Old French brost, of Germanic origin.]

browsa·ble (-z-bl) adj.

browse [braʊz]
vb
1. to look through (a book, articles for sale in a shop, etc.) in a casual leisurely manner
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Computing to search for and read hypertext, esp on the World Wide Web
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of deer, goats, etc.) to feed upon (vegetation) by continual nibbling
n
1. the act or an instance of browsing
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the young twigs, shoots, leaves, etc., on which certain animals feed
[from French broust, brost (modern French brout) bud, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon brustian to bud]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.browse - vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"
botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
2.browsebrowse - reading superficially or at random  
reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading"
3.browse - the act of feeding by continual nibbling
eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
Verb1.browse - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
surf, browse - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"
look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
comparison-shop - compare prices for a given item
antique - shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
window-shop - examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only
2.browse - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
pasture, graze, crop - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
3.browse - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"
look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
browse, shop - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
4.browse - eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
nosh, snack - eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals"

browse
verb
1. skim, scan, glance at, survey, look through, look round, dip into, leaf through, peruse, flip through, examine cursorily There are plenty of biographies for him to browse over.
2. graze, eat, feed, crop, pasture, nibble three red deer stags browsing 50 yards from my lodge
Translations
browse [braʊz]
A. VI
1. (in shop) → echar una ojeada, curiosear
to spend an hour browsing in a bookshoppasar una hora hojeando los libros en una librería
2. [animal] → pacer
3. (Internet) → curiosear
B. VT
1. (also browse through) [+ book] → hojear; [+ clothes] → mirar, echar un vistazo a
2. [animal] [+ grass] → pacer; [+ trees] → ramonear
C. N to have a browse (around)echar una ojeada or un vistazo
browse on VI + PREP [animal] → pacer

browse [ˈbraʊz]
vi
(= look) (in shops)
"Hello may I help you?" - - "No, thanks, I'm just browsing." → "Bonjour, est-ce que je peux vous aider?" - - " Non merci, je regarde."
I like to spend Saturday mornings in town, browsing → J'aime passer mes samedis matin à flâner dans les boutiques.
(= read) → bouquiner, feuilleter les livres
(on Internet)surfer sur le Net, naviguer sur le Net
[animal] → paître
vt
(= look at) [+ shop] → flâner dans
(= visit) [+ site] → surfer sur, naviguer sur
(= look through) [+ book, catalogue] → feuilleter
n
to have a browse [shopper] → regarder dans les magasins
browse through
vt
[+ book, paper] → feuilleter, parcourir
[+ site] → surfer sur, naviguer sur

browse
vi
to browse among the booksin den Büchern schmökern; to browse through a bookin einem Buch schmökern; to browse (around)sich umsehen
(Comput) → browsen, surfen
(cattle)weiden; (deer)äsen
vt to browse somethingetw durchsehen or -suchen; to browse the Internetim Internet surfen
n to have a browse (around)sich umsehen; to have a browse through the booksin den Büchern schmökern; to have a browse around the bookshopssich in den Buchläden umsehen

browse [braʊz]
1. vi (in bookshop) → curiosare (leggicchiando qua e là); (in other shop) → guardare in giro, curiosare; (animal) → brucare
to browse through a book → sfogliare un libro
2. n to have a browse (around)dare un'occhiata (in giro)

browse [braʊz]
1. vi (in bookshop) → curiosare (leggicchiando qua e là); (in other shop) → guardare in giro, curiosare; (animal) → brucare
to browse through a book → sfogliare un libro
2. n to have a browse (around)dare un'occhiata (in giro)

browse
v browse [brauz]
1 (of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants). afvreet, afknabbel, wei يَرْعى، يأكُلُ العُشْب паса pást se æde; leve af; græsse stöbern ρίχνω ματιές, ξεφυλλίζω pacer karjamaal sööma غذا دادن laiduntaa feuilleter לִרְעוֹת पशुओं को कोंपल, घास-पात चरी का चारा खिलाना brstiti olvasgat melihat-lihat brucare 拾い読む 먹다 vartinėti, žiūrinėti pavirši lasīt, šķirstīt (grāmatu) ragut grasduinen kikke, titte; smålese, bla i wertować dar uma vista de olhos a răsfoi объедать молодые побеги, листья pásť sa, spásať listati hraniti se bläddra (titta) igenom, botanisera bland เล็ม otlamak (牲畜)吃(嫩草或嫩葉) об'їдати, скубти جانوروں کو چارہ ڈالنا ، ساگ پات cho súc vật gặm cành non(嫩
2 (of people) to glance through a book etc casually I don't want to buy a book – I'm just browsing. rondblaai, kuierkoop, rondsnuffel يَتَصَفَّحُ الكِتاب прелиствам prohlížet, listovat kigge; smålæse; blade weiden τρέφομαι, βόσκω (για ζώα) hojear (niisama) vaatama نگاه اجمالی انداختن silmäillä brouter לְעַלעֵל पन्ना पलटना prelistati legel merumput sfogliare, scorrere 食べる 대강 훑어보다 skabyti, ganytis (par lopiem) grauzt lapas (dzinumus) melihat-lihat weiden gresse, beite skubać pastar a paşte пролистать listovať smukati listje razgledati beta อ่านผ่าน ๆ göz atmak, şöyle bir bakmak 瀏覽書等 проглядати سر سری نظر ڈالنا đọc lướt qua 浏览
3 to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network. soektogte na . . . doen, deursnuffel, deurblaai يَبْحَثُ عن مادّةٍ في الكومبيوترر търся prohledávat, hledat søge; surfe på nettet im Internet surfen αναζητώ στο διαδίκτυο navegar surfama, sirvima جستجوی کامپیوتری کردن selata tietoverkkoa explorer לְעָייֵן, לְסָייֵר कंप्यूटर विशेषकर इंटरनेट पर कुछ खोजना pretraživati internet böngészik (interneten) menjelajahi navigare (とくにインターネットで)情報を閲覧する 검색하다 naršyti pārlūkot menengok-nengok browsen, surfen søke/surfe internett wyszukiwać просматривать vyhľadávať materiál v počítačovej sieti pregledovati, brkljati pretraživati söka, läsa, bläddra ค้นหาในเครือข่ายอินเทอร์เน็ต göz atmak 瀏覽 шукати в інтернеті انٹر نیٹ پر کمپیوٹر میں کوئی چیز تلاش کرنا tìm tài liệu (trên máy tính) 浏览
n
1 shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle. أكْلُ الحَيَوانات pastva das Schmökern, das Weiden κοίταγμα laidunheinä broutement; flânerie böngészés 拾い読み 어린 잎 šakelės ir lapai šķirstīšana; graušana het grasduinen, het weiden titting, smålesing wertowanie, skubanie pastar păscut; răsfoire просмотр pastva smukanje; pohajkovanje bläddrande, betande filiz, taze sürgün 放牧
2 an act of browsing. weiding تَصَفُّح търсене prohlížení kiggen; bladen das Schmökern, das Weiden κοίταγμα acción de echar una ojeada; acción de navegar (por la red) surfamine, sirvimine; (niisama) vaatamine چراندن selaaminen broutement עִלְעוּל कंप्यूटर विशेषकर इंटरनेट पर कुछ खोजने की क्रिया pretraživanje böngészőprogram melihat-lihat brucatura 拾い読み 새싹 등을 먹기, 대강 훑어보기 vartinëjimas, skabymas šķirstīšana; graušana meragut het afgrazen; het grasduinen; het browsen, het surfen pastar păscut; răsfoire просмотр letmé listovanie pretraživanje bläddrande, betande อ่านผ่าน ๆ otlama 瀏覽 об'їдання молодих пагонів تلاش کرنے کا عمل sự gặm 浏览

browse يَستعرِض prohlédnout browse umsehen (sich) ξεφυλλίζω echar una ojeada, ojear selata naviguer razgledati scorrere 拾い読みする 훑어보다 bladeren bla gjennom przejrzeć olhar sem compromisso скользить взглядом bläddra ดูคร่าวๆ göz atmak xem lướt qua 浏览


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