- peruse
- \ \ see USE
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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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 — I verb analyze, browse, check, con, conduct research on, consider, contemplate, delve into, devote oneself to, examine, explore, feel out, glance over, glean information, go over, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look over, observe, overlook,… … Law dictionary
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
