browse
/bɹaʊz/ verb B2- To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. · I'm just browsing around.· I stopped in several bookstores to browse.
- To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
- To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
- To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
He/she/it browses · Past browsed · Past participle browsed · -ing form browsing
Verb forms
- Base form
- browse
- He/she/it
- browses
- Past
- browsed
- Past participle
- browsed
- -ing form
- browsing
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Consider the compelling case of a woman who encountered the distinct aroma of cedarwood while browsing in a modern furniture store.
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