Definition
To browse is to look through things in a relaxed way without a fixed plan, such as in a shop or on the internet. You are just seeing what is there rather than searching for one exact thing.
Etymology
From Middle English “brousen,” meaning “to feed on leaves and twigs,” used for animals like goats. Over time, it shifted from animals lightly eating here and there to people lightly looking here and there.
Kelly Says
When you browse a website, you’re copying what goats used to do to bushes—nibble a little here and there. A farming word quietly migrated into the digital world without changing its basic idea: sampling lightly instead of committing.
Translations
ARالعربية
استعراض
istaʿrāḍ
BNবাংলা
ব্রাউজ করা
brauz kora
CACatalà
navegar
na-βe-ɣaɾ
CSČeština
procházet
proˈt͡ʃeɦat
DADansk
gennemse
ɡ̊ɛnˀmæsə
DEDeutsch
durchsuchen
duʁçˈzuːχən
ELΕλληνικά
περιηγούμαι
peri.iˈɣu.me
ESEspañol
navegar
na-βe-ɣaɾ
FAفارسی
مرور کردن
morvare kardan
FRFrançais
parcourir
paʁ.kuʁiʁ
GUGU
બ્રાઉઝ કરવું
brauz karvuṁ
HIहिन्दी
ब्राउज़ करना
brauz karnā
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuka
məmbuˈka
ITItaliano
sfogliare
zfoʎˈʎaːre
MRMR
ब्राउझ करणे
brauz karṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
melayari
məla.ja.ri
NLNederlands
bladeren
ˈblaːdərən
NONorsk
bla gjennom
blɑ ˈjɛnɔm
PAPA
ਬਰਾਊਜ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
barāūz karnā
PLPolski
przeglądać
pʂɛɡˈwɔnt͡ɕat͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
navegar
na-vi-ɡaɾ
RORomână
a răsfoi
a rəsˈfoj
RUРусский
просматривать
prɐsmɐtrʲɪˈvatʲ
SVSvenska
bläddra
ˈblɛ̂dːra
SWKiswahili
kuangalia
ku.aŋɡa.lia
TEతెలుగు
వీక్షించు
vīkṣinṭsu
TLTL
mag-browse
mɑɡˈbraʊs
UKУкраїнська
переглядати
perehʎˈdɑtɪ
URاردو
تلاش کرنا
talāsh karnā