verb

browse

Translation

to browse, to look around, to skim

I'm just browsing, thank you.

She browsed the internet for a new recipe.

Deer browse on young trees in the forest.

(( )) to look around casually I like to browse in bookstores on weekends.

((sth.)) to look through (sth.) He browsed the magazine while waiting.

((for sth.)) to look for (sth.) casually She was browsing for a new coat.

Synonyms: scan, skim, look through, graze

From Old French 'broster' (to sprout), originally referring to animals eating new shoots. The meaning extended to 'reading here and there'.

Think of 'browsing' the web like a deer 'browsing' for tasty leaves—looking around for something good.