Peruse
verb
To read or look at something very carefully and attentively.
He perused the report, noting down any important details.
Often appears as...
- peruse a document
- peruse a book
verb
To casually browse or read through something.
She perused the magazine while waiting at the dentist's office.
Often appears as...
- peruse the news
- peruse a menu
verb
To read or look at something very carefully and attentively.
He perused the report, noting down any important details.
Often appears as...
- peruse a document
- peruse a book
verb
To casually browse or read through something.
She perused the magazine while waiting at the dentist's office.
Often appears as...
- peruse the news
- peruse a menu
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Attention to Detail
Used when careful and detailed examination is needed, suggesting thoroughness.
The lawyer perused the contract for any hidden clauses.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Commonly used in professional or academic settings where detailed analysis is expected.
Scholars perused ancient texts for their research.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Usage
While 'peruse' suggests depth, it can incorrectly be used to mean a quick scan.
Although he said he perused the rules, he missed several key points.
Pro Tip 1/3Attention to Detail
Used when careful and detailed examination is needed, suggesting thoroughness.
The lawyer perused the contract for any hidden clauses.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Commonly used in professional or academic settings where detailed analysis is expected.
Scholars perused ancient texts for their research.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Usage
While 'peruse' suggests depth, it can incorrectly be used to mean a quick scan.
Although he said he perused the rules, he missed several key points.
Pro Tip 1/3Attention to Detail
Used when careful and detailed examination is needed, suggesting thoroughness.
The lawyer perused the contract for any hidden clauses.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Context
Commonly used in professional or academic settings where detailed analysis is expected.
Scholars perused ancient texts for their research.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Usage
While 'peruse' suggests depth, it can incorrectly be used to mean a quick scan.
Although he said he perused the rules, he missed several key points.
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Keith Chen: Could your...
"Excuse me, would you mind if I peruse your stock portfolio? Do you happen to know how much your house is worth? Do you mind telling me? Would you happen to have a hallway that's more than 10 meters long? If you do, would you mind if I timed how long it took you to walk down that hallway?
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Could your language...
survey takers so so imagine that you're a retired household in Belgium someone comes to your front door excuse me would you mind if I peruse your stock portfolio do you happen to know how much your house is worth you mind telling me would you happen to have a hallway
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Anne Curzan: What makes...
I would guess many of you are thinking of skim, scan, reading quickly. Some of you may even have some walking involved, because you're perusing grocery store shelves, or something like that. You might be surprised to learn
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Safari Live - Day 300 PIPE...
we've had a look she's not there we are still kind of perusing the area seeing if she's around I suspect that the reason there are no other vehicles anywhere near us at the moment is because they have been looking here and
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The strange case of the...
Then while perusing a textbook, Beachy came across photos of the cyclops sheep and realized what had eluded scientists for four decades. Something must have gone awry involving the hedgehog gene. Let's take a step back.
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Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
which they are going to do its have a peruse of what options are on this side for them and we've got the wildebeest we've got to the Thomson's gazelle let's have a look and see there the world of
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How to Discover Your...
I was minding my business, as one does, perusing social media, and I saw people excelling in a space where I, you know, traditionally had a lot of success. So I’m looking at it and I’m like,
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The 5 Musketeers Have an...
around for the afternoon well they haven't moved at all and still on top of their termite mound and perusing and the surrounds and there's
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Earworms: Those songs...
Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack, when a song pops into your head?
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Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
they continue to peruse the herds for any signs of weakness after dark one lioness and tempted a little more
Video examples
Keith Chen: Could your...
"Excuse me, would you mind if I peruse your stock portfolio? Do you happen to know how much your house is worth? Do you mind telling me? Would you happen to have a hallway that's more than 10 meters long? If you do, would you mind if I timed how long it took you to walk down that hallway?
Video examples
Could your language...
survey takers so so imagine that you're a retired household in Belgium someone comes to your front door excuse me would you mind if I peruse your stock portfolio do you happen to know how much your house is worth you mind telling me would you happen to have a hallway
Video examples
Anne Curzan: What makes...
I would guess many of you are thinking of skim, scan, reading quickly. Some of you may even have some walking involved, because you're perusing grocery store shelves, or something like that. You might be surprised to learn
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 300 PIPE...
we've had a look she's not there we are still kind of perusing the area seeing if she's around I suspect that the reason there are no other vehicles anywhere near us at the moment is because they have been looking here and
Video examples
The strange case of the...
Then while perusing a textbook, Beachy came across photos of the cyclops sheep and realized what had eluded scientists for four decades. Something must have gone awry involving the hedgehog gene. Let's take a step back.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
which they are going to do its have a peruse of what options are on this side for them and we've got the wildebeest we've got to the Thomson's gazelle let's have a look and see there the world of
Video examples
How to Discover Your...
I was minding my business, as one does, perusing social media, and I saw people excelling in a space where I, you know, traditionally had a lot of success. So I’m looking at it and I’m like,
Video examples
The 5 Musketeers Have an...
around for the afternoon well they haven't moved at all and still on top of their termite mound and perusing and the surrounds and there's
Video examples
Earworms: Those songs...
Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack, when a song pops into your head?
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
they continue to peruse the herds for any signs of weakness after dark one lioness and tempted a little more
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Adam-Troy Castro
American Writer
I am a book reviewer. I write for a glossy magazine called 'SCI FI.' The money is not life-changing, but it's a low-stress gig. Publishers send me their books. More than I could possibly read. I pick a few and write about them, put a very few others on the shelf, to be perused at my leisure, someday.
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Crispin Blunt
We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever type. There are days when I do not have time to switch my desktop computer on, and computer access is by mobile devices on the run between competing engagements.
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Sandi Toksvig
British Writer
Endless books claim that the brains of men and women are wired differently. They have titles such as 'Why Men Don't Iron' and set out to convince us that women are somehow biologically suited to getting the creases out of clothes while men peruse maps.
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Sarah Kay
Educator
Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my life to date. Then sadly, I also realized I could never find the ending of my story from the safety of an armchair.
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John Fleming
American Politician
As a congressman, why should I be forced to peruse cable stations and blog sites for information on the discussions and then be asked to vote for the deal when I have no input and no time to know even what's in it?
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Geoffrey Rush
Australian Actor
I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.
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F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
We are shallow because our media are so horribly shallow. Every morning, I peruse the papers, and there is so little to read in them. It is the same with radio - all that noise, that artifice.
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George Gissing
British Novelist
The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.
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Joe Keery
American Actor
I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is the greatest thing in the whole world.
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Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Many tech company execs who visit to pitch products take time to peruse the shelves and exclaim upon various devices they owned in younger days.
Quote examples
Adam-Troy Castro
American Writer
I am a book reviewer. I write for a glossy magazine called 'SCI FI.' The money is not life-changing, but it's a low-stress gig. Publishers send me their books. More than I could possibly read. I pick a few and write about them, put a very few others on the shelf, to be perused at my leisure, someday.
Quote examples
Crispin Blunt
We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever type. There are days when I do not have time to switch my desktop computer on, and computer access is by mobile devices on the run between competing engagements.
Quote examples
Sandi Toksvig
British Writer
Endless books claim that the brains of men and women are wired differently. They have titles such as 'Why Men Don't Iron' and set out to convince us that women are somehow biologically suited to getting the creases out of clothes while men peruse maps.
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Sarah Kay
Educator
Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my life to date. Then sadly, I also realized I could never find the ending of my story from the safety of an armchair.
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John Fleming
American Politician
As a congressman, why should I be forced to peruse cable stations and blog sites for information on the discussions and then be asked to vote for the deal when I have no input and no time to know even what's in it?
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Geoffrey Rush
Australian Actor
I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.
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F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
We are shallow because our media are so horribly shallow. Every morning, I peruse the papers, and there is so little to read in them. It is the same with radio - all that noise, that artifice.
Quote examples
George Gissing
British Novelist
The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.
Quote examples
Joe Keery
American Actor
I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is the greatest thing in the whole world.
Quote examples
Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Many tech company execs who visit to pitch products take time to peruse the shelves and exclaim upon various devices they owned in younger days.
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