The meaning of Peruse

Peruse – definition

verb
Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
Usage examples:
He has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues

verb
To read or look at something in a relaxed way
Usage examples:
He opened the newspaper and perused the sports pages.

Peruse translation into English

Peruse: translate from English into Chinese

细读

Peruse: translate from English into Dutch

Doorlezen, Lezen, Onderzoeken, Aandachtig bekijken, Nagaan

Peruse: translate from English into French

Lire attentivement

Peruse: translate from English into German

Lesen, Durchlesen, Durchgehen, Prüfen, Sorgfältig durchsehen

Peruse: translate from English into Hindi

सोचना, ध्यान से पढ़ना, चित लगाकर पढ़ना, ख़याल करना, अवलोकन करना, पढ़ जाना, परिशीलन करना

Peruse: translate from English into Italian

Esaminare, Leggere attentamente

Peruse: translate from English into Korean

정독, 숙독하다, 정독하다

Peruse: translate from English into Russian

Просмотреть, Внимательно прочитывать, Внимательно рассматривать, Внимательно читать

Peruse: translate from English into Spanish

Examinar detenidamente, Leer atentamente

Word origin

late 15th century (in the sense ‘use up, wear out’): perhaps from per- ‘thoroughly’ + use, but compare with Anglo-Norman French peruser ‘examine’.

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Peruse – similar words

perused

verb
Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
Usage examples:
He has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues

verb
Past simple and past participle of peruse
Usage examples:
He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads.

All meanings and translations of Perused

perusals

noun
The action of reading or examining something.
Usage examples:
I continued my perusal of the instructions

All meanings and translations of Perusals

perusal

noun
The action of reading or examining something.
Usage examples:
I continued my perusal of the instructions

noun
The action of reading through something, especially to find the part you are interested in
Usage examples:
He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their perusal., a brief perusal

All meanings and translations of Perusal

perusable

adjective
Capable of being perused; readable.

All meanings and translations of Perusable

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