peruse

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɝˈuːz/ UK /pəˈɹuːz/ See IPA manual

Freq #40898

Meanings

1

verb
examine or consider with attention and in detail

Please peruse this report at your leisure.
2

verb
To examine or consider with care.

Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.
3

verb
To read completely.

This survey may be made by perusing al Books and taking notice of all Mechanicall Inventions.
4

verb
To look over casually; to skim.

Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms perusableperusalperusementperuserreperuseunperused

Etymology

From either Medieval Latin perūtor, perūsitō (“wear out”)) or Anglo-Norman peruser (“use up”)), originally leading to two concurrent meanings, but only those derived from "to examine" survive today. By surface analysis, per- + use.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# peruse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /pɝˈuːz/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈɹuːz/
**Frequency rank:** 40898

## Meanings
1. examine or consider with attention and in detail
2. To examine or consider with care.
3. To read completely.
4. To look over casually; to skim.

## Examples
- Please peruse this report at your leisure.
- Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.
- This survey may be made by perusing al Books and taking notice of all Mechanicall Inventions.
- Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge.

## Derived Forms
- perusable
- perusal
- perusement
- peruser
- reperuse
- unperused

## Etymology
From either Medieval Latin perūtor, perūsitō (“wear out”)) or Anglo-Norman peruser (“use up”)), originally leading to two concurrent meanings, but only those derived from "to examine" survive today. By surface analysis, per- + use.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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