Peruse
11peruse — 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… …
12peruse — 1. noun /pəˈɹuːz/ An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing. A peruse of the website looked promising 2. verb /pəˈɹuːz/ a) To examine or consider with care …
13peruse — verb Peruse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑menu, ↑newspaper, ↑page …
14peruse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. read, con, study; examine. See inquiry, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To inspect] Syn. study, scrutinize, analyze; see examine 1 . 2. [To read] Syn. glance over, scan, skim; see read 1 . III… …
15peruse — pe|ruse [pəˈru:z] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Latin per thoroughly + English use] formal to read something, especially in a careful way ▪ She leant forward to peruse the document more closely. >perusal n [U and C] …
16peruse — . It is a losing battle no doubt, but perhaps worth pointing out that peruse does not mean to look over casually. It means to read or examine carefully …
17peruse — Those of us who have been idly perusing the latest flock of holiday brochures . . . (Guardian). It is a losing battle, no doubt, but I must point out that peruse does not mean to look over casually. It means to read or examine carefully …
18peruse — [[t]pə(r)u͟ːz[/t]] peruses, perusing, perused VERB If you peruse something such as a letter, article, or document, you read it. [FORMAL] [V n] In making our decision we perused the company s financial statements for the past five years... [V n]… …
19peruse — [pə ru:z] verb formal read or examine thoroughly or carefully. Derivatives perusal noun peruser noun Origin C15 (in the sense use up, wear out ): perh. from per + use, but cf. Anglo Norman Fr. peruser examine . Usage …
20peruse — verb (T) formal or humorous to read something, especially in a careful way: I ll give you the leaflet so you can peruse it at your leisure. perusal noun (C, U) …
