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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Browse \Browse\ (brouz), n. [OF. brost, broust, sprout, shoot,
     F. brout browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. burst, G. borste,
     bristle; cf. also Armor. brousta to browse. See Bristle,
     n., Brush, n.]
     The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the
     food of cattle and other animals; green food. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,
           On browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed.
                                                    --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Browse \Browse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browsed (brouzd); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Browsing.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F.
     brouter. See Browse, n., and cf. Brut.]
     1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,
        shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some
        other animals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
              The barks of trees thou browsedst.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of
        documents), reading those parts which arouse one's
        interest. Contrasted with scan, in which one typically
        is searching for something specific.
        [PJC]
  
     3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on
        a computer screen by means of a browser[2].
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Browse \Browse\ (brouz), v. i.
     1. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or
        trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To look casually through a book, books, or a set of
        documents, reading those parts which arouse one's
        interest.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To search through a group of items to find something, not
        previously specified, which may be of interest.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Browse \Browse\ (brouz), n. [OF. brost, broust, sprout, shoot,
     F. brout browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. burst, G. borste,
     bristle; cf. also Armor. brousta to browse. See Bristle,
     n., Brush, n.]
     The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the
     food of cattle and other animals; green food. --Spenser.
  
           Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed, On
           browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Browse \Browse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browsed (brouzd); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Browsing.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F.
     brouter. See Browse, n., and cf. Brut.]
     1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,
        shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some
        other animals.
  
              Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
              The barks of trees thou browsedst.    --Shak.
  
     2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
  
              Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.
                                                    --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Browse \Browse\ (brouz), v. i.
     1. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or
        trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.
  
     2. To pasture; to feed; to nibble. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  browse
       n 1: reading superficially or at random [syn: browsing]
       2: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: browsing]
       v 1: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm
            just browsing" [syn: shop]
       2: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn:
           crop, graze, range, pasture]
       3: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything
          in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the
          internet or the world wide web" [syn: surf]
       4: eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food
          at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
          [syn: graze]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ξεφυλλίζω, χαζεύω έντυπο (πχ περιοδικό)
     2 (ετ πληροφορική en) κυβερνοσερφάρω, περιηγούμαι διαδικτυακά
     3 '''browse on''': βόσκω
     4 '''browse around''': χαζεύω (μέσα) στα μαγαζιά (συνήθως χωρίς
  προγραμματισμένη αγορά)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl browsen  1 s pres ind ; s pres sub ; imp)
     German vb.
     (verb form of de browsen  1 s pres ; 1//3 s sub I ; s imp)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) Young shoots and twigs.
     2 (lb en uncountable) fodder for cattle and other animals.
     vb.
     1 To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of
  interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
     2 To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on
  display.
     3 (lb en transitive computing) To navigate through hyperlinked
  documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
     4 (lb en intransitive of an animal) To move about while eating parts
  of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or
  trees.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl browsen  1 s pres ind ; s pres sub ; imp)
     German vb.
     (verb form of de browsen  1 s pres ; 1//3 s sub I ; s imp)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl browsen  1 s pres ind ; s pres sub ; imp)
     German vb.
     (verb form of de browsen  1 s pres ; 1//3 s sub I ; s imp)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     Englanti vb.
     1 selata
     2 laiduntaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  browse
     Engelska n.
     bete
     Engelska vb.
     1 beta av, äta blad (av träd och buskar)
     2 bläddra (vända sidor i en bok)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Browse /bɹˈaʊz/
  تصفّح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  browse //bɹaʊz// 
  паса
  move about while eating parts of plants