- peruse pe·ruse vt
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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 — 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] … Dictionary of contemporary English
peruse — pe•ruse [[t]pəˈruz[/t]] v. t. rused, rus•ing 1) to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report[/ex] 2) to read in an often desultory way 3) to survey or examine in detail • Etymology: 1525–35; earlier, to use up, go through; per… … From formal English to slang
peruse — pe|ruse [ pə ruz ] verb transitive FORMAL to read something ╾ pe|rus|al noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peruse — pe·ruse || pÉ™ ruËz v. read attentively, study attentively … English contemporary dictionary
peruse — pe·ruse … English syllables
pe|ruse — «puh ROOZ», transitive verb, rused, rus|ing. 1. to read through carefully: »I will show you what to turn over unread and what to peruse (Sir Richard Steele). She perused “Middlemarch”; she was disappointed (Lytton Strachey). 2. to read, now often … Useful english dictionary
Perused — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perusing — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pe|rus´er — pe|ruse «puh ROOZ», transitive verb, rused, rus|ing. 1. to read through carefully: »I will show you what to turn over unread and what to peruse (Sir Richard Steele). She perused “Middlemarch”; she was disappointed (Lytton Strachey). 2. to read,… … Useful english dictionary
pe|rus´a|ble — pe|ruse «puh ROOZ», transitive verb, rused, rus|ing. 1. to read through carefully: »I will show you what to turn over unread and what to peruse (Sir Richard Steele). She perused “Middlemarch”; she was disappointed (Lytton Strachey). 2. to read,… … Useful english dictionary
