Péruse — Caractéristiques Longueur 23,9 km Bassin ? Bassin collecteur Charente … Wikipédia en Français
Peruse — Pe*ruse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perusing}.] [Pref. per + use.] 1. To observe; to examine with care. [R.] [1913 Webster] Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To read through; to read … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peruse — late 15c., use up, wear out, go through, from M.E. per completely + use (q.v.). Meaning read carefully is first recorded 1530s, but this may be a separate formation … Etymology dictionary
peruse — is a formal word meaning ‘to read thoroughly’, and is often mistakenly used to mean ‘to read cursorily, to glance over’: • For me, it had all the wearisome unfunniness of back numbers of Punch perused in the dentist s waiting room Times Literary… … Modern English usage
peruse — [v] check out; examine analyze, browse, glance over, inspect, look through, pore over, read, scan, scrutinize, skim, study; concepts 72,103 Ant. neglect, overlook … New thesaurus
peruse — ► VERB formal ▪ read or examine thoroughly or carefully. DERIVATIVES perusal noun peruser noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense use up, wear out : perhaps from PER (Cf. ↑per ) + USE(Cf. ↑use) … English terms dictionary
peruse — [pə ro͞oz′] vt. perused, perusing [LME perusen, to use up, prob. < L per , intens. + ME usen, to USE] 1. Obs. to examine in detail; scrutinize 2. to read carefully or thoroughly; study 3. to read in a casual or leisurely way peruser n … English World dictionary
peruse — UK [pəˈruːz] / US [pəˈruz] verb [transitive] Word forms peruse : present tense I/you/we/they peruse he/she/it peruses present participle perusing past tense perused past participle perused formal to read something Derived word: perusal noun… … English dictionary
peruse — /pəˈruz / (say puh roohz) verb (t) (perused, perusing) 1. to read through, as with thoroughness or care: to peruse a document. 2. to read in a leisurely fashion, with little attention to detail: to peruse the Sunday papers. 3. Obsolete to survey… …
peruse — perusable, adj. peruser, n. /peuh roohz /, v.t., perused, perusing. 1. to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report. 2. to read. 3. to survey or examine in detail. [1470 80 in sense use up, go through ; 1525 35 for current… … Universalium
