surf
Translation
to ride on waves, to browse the internet
Examples
He loves to surf in the summer.
He loves to surf in the summer.
I was surfing the internet for hours.
I was surfing the internet for hours.
Grammar Patterns
to surf to ride on waves They go to the coast to surf.
to surf ((sth.)) to browse (the internet) I spent the evening surfing the web.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (internet) browse, navigate
Etymology
Possibly from a dialectal word 'suff' (the rush of water). The internet sense is a metaphor from the 1990s.
Memory Tips
Picture yourself riding a wave of information on the internet, just like a surfer on the ocean.