browse
Young shoots and twigsYoung shoots and twigs.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)Young shoots and twigs.
vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
(uncountable)Fodder for cattle and other animals.
(countable)The act of browsing through something.
I had a browse in the old bookshop.
the act of feeding by continual nibbling
(countable)That which one browses through; something to read.
(Cornwall, uncountable)Bruised fish used as bait.
Examples
61 sentencesTom is browsing the web.
deTom stöbert im Netz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The extension siphoned off browsing history.
Tom is browsing in incognito mode.
Did you clear your browsing history?
Have you browsed house listings online?
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English browsen, from Old French brouster, broster (“to nibble off buds, sprouFrom Middle English browsen, from Old French brouster, broster (“to nibble off buds, sprouts, and bark; browse”), from brost (“a sprout, shoot, bud”), from a Germanic source, perhaps Frankish *brust (“shoot, bud”), from Proto-Germanic *brustiz (“bud, shoot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, sprout”). Cognate with Bavarian Bross, Brosst (“a bud”), Old Saxon brustian (“to sprout”). Doublet of brut, breast, and brush.
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Forms
plural: browsesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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