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# browse

verb (browse, browses, browsed, browsing); noun (a browse)

«browse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To look through things in a relaxed way, without looking for something particular: «browse in a bookshop». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#m1)
2. (computing) To look at web pages on the internet: «browse the web». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#m2)
3. (of animals) To feed on leaves and twigs of bushes and trees: «Giraffes browse on acacia trees.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#m3)
4. (noun) A relaxed look: «have a browse». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#m4)

### In the lessons

In computing and online safety lessons a «browser» is the program for looking at websites, and «safe browsing» means visiting trusted sites. In science, «browsers» are animals that eat leaves (giraffes), while «grazers» eat grass (cows). Phrases: «browse the shelves», «browse online», «just browsing».

### Examples

- I like to browse in the library on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x1)
- We browsed the web for facts about volcanoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x2)
- «Can I help you?» «No thanks, I'm just browsing.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x3)
- Giraffes browse on the top leaves of trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x4)
- Have a browse through this catalogue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x5)
- Only browse websites your teacher says are safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x6)
- Weary of seeking his way, he flung himself down under a tree, leaving his horse to browse at will, and fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/#x7)

### Note

Rhymes with «cows». Noun for the program: browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox). «Just browsing» in shops means you are only looking.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «browse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«browse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/browse.html) on Mova free.