browse
gb/bɹˈaʊz/ us/bɹˈaʊz/
A2
Engleză
~ 700
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
A2
action
1
Look casually at items
To look at things slowly and without a plan, not trying to choose quickly.
Tipar de utilizare:
to browse [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'browse' with 'search'. 'Browse' is more casual and general, while 'search' is more direct and purposeful.
Sinonime
scan (Implies looking quickly, sometimes for specific information.)
|
peruse (More formal and can mean to read carefully, but in modern use often overlaps with browse.)
Antonime
focus (Implies giving full attention to one specific thing, opposite of casual looking.)
Colocații
browse the internet
|browse a store
|browse products
|browse websites
|browse the shelves
Teme
shopping
|internet
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She likes to browse the shelves at the bookstore.
- I spent the afternoon browsing online for new shoes.
- We browsed the art gallery for an hour before lunch.
- He browsed a few websites before finding the answer.
- Tourists were browsing the market stalls.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I like to browse clothes in the shop.
- He is browsing the internet now.
- We browsed in the small store.
- She browses books before she buys them.
Verb
A2
action
2
Look through websites online
To look at different pages on the internet.
Tipar de utilizare:
to browse [the internet/website]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse 'surf' which is less common in modern usage than 'browse'.
Sinonime
surf (Informal; used mainly for internet browsing.)
Antonime
log off (To disconnect from or stop using the internet.)
Colocații
browse the web
|browse online
|browse a website
Teme
technology
|internet
|communication
Exemple
- He browsed the internet for cooking tips.
- I was browsing a news site when I saw the story.
- She spends hours browsing fashion blogs.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I browse the web every day.
- He browses online for games.
- We browse a website for news.
Verb
B1
action
3
Animals feed on leaves casually
When animals eat leaves or plants slowly and not all at once.
Tipar de utilizare:
to browse on [plants/leaves]
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners confuse 'browse' with 'graze'. Grazing is usually eating grass; browsing is for higher plants or leaves.
Sinonime
graze (Usually refers to eating grass or low plants; browse is often for leaves or shrubs.)
Antonime
hunt (Opposite in terms of getting food—hunting for animals instead of eating plants.)
Colocații
browse on grass
|browse for food
Teme
nature
|animals
Exemple
- Deer browsed on the young trees.
- The goats were browsing among the bushes.
- Giraffes browse on acacia leaves high in the trees.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The deer browse on leaves.
- Goats browse in the field.
- Giraffes browse on tall trees.
Substantiv
A2
action
4
Casual act of looking around
When you look at things slowly without planning to choose quickly.
Sinonime
look around (Very general; can be physical or figurative.)
Antonime
search (Looking with a clear goal in mind.)
Colocații
have a browse
|go for a browse
Teme
shopping
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- I had a quick browse in the shop before meeting her.
- Why don't we go for a browse around town?
- Feel free to have a browse while you wait.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I have a browse in the shop.
- She goes for a browse in the market.
- We had a browse before lunch.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
browse
IPA
GB/bɹˈaʊz/
US/bɹˈaʊz/
Silabe și accent
browse (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (browse)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: browse
- Plural: browses
Verb
- Base: browse
- 3rd Person Singular: browses
- Present Participle: browsing
- Past: browsed
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
browses
noun
browsing
verb
browsed
verb
Core family
browser
noun A2
Expresii
browse through
1/bɹˈaʊz θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
Look quickly through something
To look at parts of something like a book or list without reading it all carefully.
Exemple
- She browsed through the magazine while waiting for her friend.
- I browsed through the menu before ordering.
have a browse
1/hˈæv ə bɹˈaʊz/
fixed phrase
Spend time looking casually around
To look at things slowly without planning to choose quickly.
Exemple
- Let's have a browse before we decide what to buy.
- I had a browse around the market this morning.