browse
[ brouz ]
/ braʊz /
verb (used with object), browsed, brows·ing.
verb (used without object), browsed, brows·ing.
noun
tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc.
an act or instance of browsing.
Origin of browse
1400–50; late Middle English
browsen, perhaps a verbal derivative of Anglo-French
broz, plural of
brot shoot, new growth, Old French
brost < Old Low Franconian
*brust bud, noun derivative of
*brustjan; compare Old Saxon
brustian to come into bud
OTHER WORDS FROM browse
brows·er, noun non·brows·ing, adjective, noun o·ver·browse, verb (used with object), o·ver·browsed, o·ver·brows·ing. un·brows·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH browse
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Example sentences from the Web for browsing
British Dictionary definitions for browsing
browse
/ (braʊz) /
verb
to look through (a book, articles for sale in a shop, etc) in a casual leisurely manner
computing
to search for and read hypertext, esp on the Internet
(of deer, goats, etc) to feed upon (vegetation) by continual nibbling
noun
the act or an instance of browsing
the young twigs, shoots, leaves, etc, on which certain animals feed
Word Origin for browse
C15: from French
broust, brost (modern French
brout) bud, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon
brustian to bud