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pe·ruse  (p-rz)

tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es

To read or examine, typically with great care.

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[Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- + Middle English usen, to use; see use.]

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pe·rusa·ble adj.

pe·rusal n.

pe·ruser n.

Usage Note: Peruse has long meant "to read thoroughly" and is often used loosely when one could use the word read instead, as in The librarians checked to see which titles had been perused in the last month and which been left untouched. Seventy percent of the Usage Panel rejected this example in our 1999 survey. Sometimes people use it to mean "to glance over, skim," as in I only had a moment to peruse the manual quickly, but this usage is widely considered an error. In a 1988 survey, 66 percent of the Panel found it unacceptable, and in 1999, 58 percent still rejected it.

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peruse [pəˈruːz]

vb (tr)

1. to read or examine with care; study

2. to browse or read through in a leisurely way

[C15 (meaning: to use up): from per- (intensive) + use]

perusal  n

peruser  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" leaf, riff, riffle, thumb, flick, flip - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

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peruse

verb read, study, scan, check, examine, inspect, browse, look through, eyeball (slang), work over, scrutinize, run your eye over She was perusing a copy of Life magazine.

Translations

peruse [pəˈruːz] VT [+ book, menu] → leer detenidamente, examinar con detenimiento; [+ crowd] → examinar con detenimiento; [+ exhibition] → ver con detenimiento

peruse [pə^rˈuːz] vt (= read) → consulter

peruse

vt → (durch)lesen; (carefully) → sorgfältig durchsehen, prüfen

peruse [pəˈruːz] vt → leggere

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peruse [pəˈruːz] vt → leggere