- 1[intransitive, transitive] to look at a lot of things in a store rather than looking for one particular thing You are welcome to come in and browse. browse something She browsed the shelves for something interesting to read.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- 2[intransitive, transitive] browse (through) something to look through the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. without reading everything I found the article while I was browsing through some old magazines.
- 3[intransitive, transitive] browse (something) (computing) to look for information on a computer, especially on the Internet
- 4[intransitive] browse (on something) (of cows, goats, etc.) to eat leaves, etc. that are growing high up
browse
verbNAmE//braʊz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they browse he / she / it browses
past simple browsed
-ing form browsing
The gift shop is well worth a browse.See browse in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation: browse