browse (/braʊz/)
verb · Intermediate · Common Verbs
🔊 /braʊz/
Meaning
Meaning: look casually
To look through things in a relaxed way without a clear purpose.
Examples
🗣 I like to browse the shelves of the old bookshop whenever I have some free time.
Etymology
From Old French ‘broster’ (to feed on buds); the web sense is modern.
How & Where It’s Used
Used for casual looking in shops and for surfing the internet.
Tags: technology, leisure