browse through
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle through
Meanings
Look casually through items on display
Why “through”? You check each part from start to finish.
“We browsed through the second-hand books.”
“They browsed through the old records at the market.”
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comb through
Same through pattern: examination
Search very thoroughly
flick through
Same through pattern: examination
Look quickly at the pages of a book or magazine
flip through
Same through pattern: examination
Skim by turning pages quickly
go through
Same through pattern: examination
Travel from one side to the other; Be approved or accepted by a system; Examine something carefully; Experience a difficult time; Be officially approved or completed; Use up a quantity of something quickly; Practise something step by step
leaf through
Same through pattern: examination
Turn pages briefly to inspect
look through
Same through pattern: examination
Examine the contents of something quickly; Pretend not to see someone you know
read through
Same through pattern: examination
Read from start to finish
rifle through
Same through pattern: examination
Search through things quickly and untidily
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