Translate browse | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of browse
verb
[no object] 1survey goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way:he stopped to browse around a sporting goods store scan through a text, website, or collection of data to gain an impression of the contents:she browsed through the newspaper [with object]:I decided to spend the night browsing the Internet
2(of an animal) feed on leaves, twigs, or other high-growing vegetation:they reach upward to browse on bushes [with object]:the animals browse the high foliage of trees
noun
1 [in singular] an act of casual looking or reading:the brochure is well worth a browse
2vegetation, such as twigs and young shoots, eaten by animals:a moose needs to eat forty to fifty pounds of browse a day
