BROWSE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of browse in English browseverb uk /braʊz/ us /braʊz/

browse verb (LOOK)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ I ] to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking at several things without intending to buy any of them: I was browsing through fashion magazines to find a new hairstyle. "Are you looking for anything in particular, sir?" "No, I'm just browsing."

• The man at the station kiosk doesn't like people browsing through the magazines.
• When I was browsing in the bestsellers section, I found that book you were telling me about.
• I don't like going into clothes shops where they don't leave you in peace to browse.
• Several knowledgeable-looking people were browsing among the plants on display and noting things down in notebooks.
• Do you need any help or shall I leave you to browse for a while?

Reading

• alexia
• cross-refer
• deconstruct
• deconstruction
• dip
• dip into something phrasal verb
• have your nose in a book idiom
• leaf
• lip-read
• not put something down idiom
• perusal
• pore over something phrasal verb
• put something/someone down phrasal verb
• read-along
• speed read
• speed reading
• thumb through something phrasal verb
• tsundoku
• wade
• wade through something phrasal verb

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browse verb (COMPUTING)

B2 [ I or T ] to look at information on the internet: to browse the Web

• It's too expensive to spend time browsing the Web if you are paying per minute.
• I found your site while browsing the Web and was very impressed.
• You would find it much quicker and easier to browse and download and so on if you had a broadband connection.
• Trying browsing the net for specialist organizations who can provide additional information.
• She showed me how to scroll down when browsing through a large document.

Internet terminology

• 2FA
• 2SV
• above/below the fold idiom
• address bar
• affiliate link
• flame
• fold
• inbox
• incel
• infopreneur
• information superhighway
• inspo
• newbie
• subtweeting
• tfw
• thirst trap
• this
• thnq
• VoIP
• weblog

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browse verb (FEED)

[ I ] (of animals) to feed on grass, leaves, etc. in a relaxed way: Deer were browsing (on grass) under the trees. Animal (non-human) behaviour

• accidental
• apex predator
• behave
• behaviour
• behavioural science
• claw
• dawn chorus
• fawn
• grub
• homing
• migrate
• migration
• migratory
• monogamous
• monogamously
• monogamy
• peck
• ravening
• soar
• tame

See more results » browsenoun [ S ] mainly UK uk /braʊz/ us /braʊz/ an act of browsing or period of time spent browsing: We went for a browse around an antique shop. I had a browse through the books on his desk. Reading

• alexia
• cross-refer
• deconstruct
• deconstruction
• dip
• dip into something phrasal verb
• have your nose in a book idiom
• leaf
• lip-read
• not put something down idiom
• perusal
• pore over something phrasal verb
• put something/someone down phrasal verb
• read-along
• speed read
• speed reading
• thumb through something phrasal verb
• tsundoku
• wade
• wade through something phrasal verb

See more results » (Definition of browse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

browse | American Dictionary

browseverb [ I/T ] us /brɑʊz/ Add to word list Add to word list to look at or through something to see what is there: [ I ] I browsed in a bookstore until she showed up. [ T ] You can browse the library’s computerized card catalog. (Definition of browse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

browse | Business English

browseverb [ I or T ] uk /braʊz/ us Add to word list Add to word list to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a store looking at things without intending to buy anything, or without knowing exactly what you want to buy: browse through sth I was browsing through the magazine when I saw their ad. "Are you looking for anything in particular, madam?" "No, I'm just browsing." INTERNET to look at information on the internet: to browse the Web Before we made a decision we spent hours browsing various websites. (Definition of browse from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of browse

browse The planners felt that online services are not suitable for browsing for general ideas. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, browsing through discussions as well as listening to music might be considered as learning situations, at least on an implicit level. From the Cambridge English Corpus They are pedagogical books, intended to be browsed in as much as to be consulted. From the Cambridge English Corpus The designer is responsible for browsing through the cases and for selecting the most appropriate one to solve the problem at hand. From the Cambridge English Corpus A general familiarising time spent browsing through encyclopaedias, or other general resources, may be an important phase of a successful project. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result, the concepts in the reference ontology receive weights based on the amount of related information the user has browsed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only in browsing do entanglements of loose elements to fixed couplings still work if differences are made: the musician watches and clicks. From the Cambridge English Corpus Most people browsed books but listened quietly while doing so. From the Cambridge English Corpus Also, improved soil water availability to plants will further improve the quality of these browsing areas. From the Cambridge English Corpus There was no difference between the dry- and wet-season overlaps in plant parts browsed by other species. From the Cambridge English Corpus Animals were observed as they browsed and the plant species, browsing heights and plant parts browsed were recorded. From the Cambridge English Corpus I browsed through a number of symbols and found many interesting discussions. From the Cambridge English Corpus A group of teenagers were browsing through the bumper stickers, stopping the spinning display to pick out various ones and laughing at their contents. From the Cambridge English Corpus When browsing this pattern, a requirements engineer might then be prompted to ask the question ' 'are the sold items ever returned to the store?' '. From the Cambridge English Corpus The prototype also allows web browsing for additional information on the retrieved code. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of browse These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of browse?

Translations of browse

in Chinese (Traditional) 看, 流覽, 隨意看… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 看, 浏览, 随意看… See more in Spanish hojear, navegar (por), vistazo… See more in Portuguese folhear, navegar pela internet, navegar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian वरवर पाहणे, चाळणे - पुस्तक किंवा मासिक यातील मजकूर न वाचता वरवर पाहणे किंवा खरेदी न करता दुकानातील वस्तू पाहत हिंडणे, पाहणे - महाजालावरील… See more ウィンドーショッピングする, （店で商品を買わずに）見て回る, 拾い読みする… See more internette bilgiye göz atmak, aramak, gazete… See more naviguer/surfer sur internet, feuilleter, jeter un œil… See more fer una ullada, fullejar, navegar (per)… See more grasduinen, weiden, browsen… See more அனைத்தையும் படிக்காமல் ஒரு புத்தகம் அல்லது பத்திரிகையைப் பார்ப்பது அல்லது எதையும் வாங்க நினைக்காமல் பல பொருட்களைப் பார்த்தபடியே ஒரு கடையைச் சுற்றி நடப்பது, இணையத்தில் தகவல்களைப் பார்க்க… See more बिना सबकुछ पढ़े किसी पत्रिका या पुस्तक के पन्ने, पृष्ठ पलटाना, पलटना… See more બ્રાઉઝિંગ, બધું વાંચ્યા વિના મેગેઝિન કે પુસ્તકના પાના ફેરવવા અથવા કંઈપણ ખરીદવાના ઈરાદા વિના દુકાનની આસપાસ ભટકવું, ઇન્ટરનેટ પર માહિતી જોવા… See more kigge, smålæse, blade… See more beta, bläddra (titta) igenom, botanisera bland… See more melihat-lihat, ragut, menengok-nengok… See more weiden, stöbern, im Internet surfen… See more lete, bla, se på… See more کتابوں یا رسالوں کی ورق گردانی کرنا, الٹ پلٹ کر دیکھنا, براؤز… See more проглядати, об'їдати, скубти… See more просматривать, разглядывать товары (в магазине)… See more తిరగెయ్యడం, ఇంటర్నెట్ లో సమాచారాన్ని చూచు… See more يَستَعرِض, يَتَصَفّح… See more ব্রাউজ করা বা ঘেঁটে দেখা, বই বা ম্যাগাজিন এক ঝলক দেখা বা কোনো কিছু কেনার ইচ্ছা না করেই দোকানে ঘুরে বেড়ানো, ইন্টারনেটে দেওয়া তথ্য খুঁজে খুঁজে দেখা… See more prohlížet, listovat, pást se… See more merumput, melihat-lihat, menjelajahi… See more อ่านผ่าน ๆ, เล็ม, ค้นหาในเครือข่ายอินเทอร์เน็ต… See more đọc lướt qua, cho súc vật gặm cành non, tìm tài liệu (trên máy tính)… See more przeglądać (strony), wertować, szperać… See more 둘러보다, 훑어보다, 인터넷에서 정보를 찾다… See more andare in giro (per), guardare in giro (per), sfogliare… See more Need a translator?

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    • browse (LOOK)
    • browse (COMPUTING)
    • browse (FEED)
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