Browse

/braʊz/

Meaning & Definition

noun

An act of browsing or looking through something casually.

The store had a browse section where customers could explore.

verb

To look through or glance at casually.

She decided to browse the bookstore for a new novel.

To navigate through a website or database.

He likes to browse the internet for new recipes.

To eat or feed on vegetation, typically used in the context of animals.

The goats were allowed to browse in the pasture.

Middle English: from the verb 'browsen', possibly from Old French 'broucer' meaning 'to graze'.

browse through:

To look through a collection of items casually.

browse the web:

To navigate the internet, looking for information.

browse around:

To look around casually, not specifically searching for something.

Window shopping

I'm just browsing, not buying anything today.

Surfing the web

I was just browsing, getting lost in cat videos.