/ braʊz; NAmE / verb
1.
to look at a lot of things in a shop / store rather than looking for one particular thing :
[ v ]
You are welcome to come in and browse.
[ vn ]
She browsed the shelves for something interesting to read.
2.
browse (through sth) to look through the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. without reading everything :
[ v ]
I found the article while I was browsing through some old magazines.
[also vn ]
3.
[ v , vn ] ( computing ) to look for information on a computer, especially on the Internet
4.
[ v ] browse (on sth) ( of cows, goats , etc. ) to eat leaves, etc. that are growing high up
► browse noun [ sing. ]:
The gift shop is well worth a browse.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in sense 4): from Old French broster , from brost young shoot, probably of Germanic origin.