Browsing

/ˈbraʊzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Looking through or searching casually, especially when reading or shopping online or in stores.

Etymology

Originally from Middle French 'broust' meaning young shoots that animals feed on. Extended metaphorically to humans 'feeding' on information or goods casually, first applied to reading in the 16th century, then to internet use in the 1990s.

Kelly Says

The connection between animals grazing on tender shoots and humans casually looking through information reveals how we conceptualize mental consumption through physical metaphors. Modern 'web browsing' perfectly captures this idea of moving from item to item, sampling rather than consuming everything.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መርሳት
ARالعربية
التصفح
BNবাংলা
ব্রাউজিং
CACatalà
navegació
CSČeština
procházení
DADansk
browsing
DEDeutsch
Browsing
ELΕλληνικά
περιήγηση
ESEspañol
navegación
FAفارسی
مرور
FISuomi
selaaminen
FRFrançais
navigation
GUGU
બ્રાઉજિંગ
HAHA
tayi
HEעברית
ייעוץ
HIहिन्दी
ब्राउजिंग
HUMagyar
böngészés
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjelajahi
IGIG
ịta
ITItaliano
navigazione
JA日本語
閲覧
KKKK
шолу
KMKM
ការឆ្លងកាត់
KO한국어
브라우징
MRMR
ब्राउজिंग
MSBahasa Melayu
melayari
MYမြန်မာ
ရှာဖွေခြင်း
NLNederlands
bladeren
NONorsk
nettlesing
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਾਉਜ਼ਿੰਗ
PLPolski
przeglądanie
PTPortuguês
navegação
RORomână
navigare
RUРусский
просмотр
SVSvenska
surfning
SWKiswahili
kutembea
TAதமிழ்
உலாவல்
TEతెలుగు
విహారణ
THไทย
การเรียกดู
TLTL
pagsusuri
TRTürkçe
tarama
UKУкраїнська
перегляд
URاردو
براؤزنگ
VITiếng Việt
duyệt
YOYO
awọ
ZH中文
浏览
ZUZU
ukubhebha

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