browse
browse
/ˈbraʊz/ verb , brows·es, browsed, brows·ing
1 : to look at many things in a store, in a newspaper, etc., to see if there is something interesting or worth buying
[ no obj ] Several customers were browsing in the bookstore.
— often + through
He saw her browsing through the magazine section of the store.
He was browsing through the want ads in the newspaper, looking for a job.
[ + obj ] He was browsing the want ads in the newspaper.
2 [ + obj ] : to use a special program (called a browser) to find and look at information on the Internet
browse [=surf] the Web/Internet
3 [ no obj ] of an animal : to eat grass, plants, etc. : graze
cows browsing in the pasture
