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The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.
Bob Barr

Meaning of "peruse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERUSE

(Meaning: to use up): from per- (intensive) + use.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERUSE

peruse  [pəˈruːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peruse is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb peruse in English.

WHAT DOES PERUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of peruse in the English dictionary

The definition of peruse in the dictionary is to read or examine with care; study. Other definition of peruse is to browse or read through in a leisurely way.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PERUSE

PRESENT

Present
I peruse
you peruse
he/she/it peruses
we peruse
you peruse
they peruse
Present continuous
I am perusing
you are perusing
he/she/it is perusing
we are perusing
you are perusing
they are perusing
Present perfect
I have perused
you have perused
he/she/it has perused
we have perused
you have perused
they have perused
Present perfect continuous
I have been perusing
you have been perusing
he/she/it has been perusing
we have been perusing
you have been perusing
they have been perusing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I perused
you perused
he/she/it perused
we perused
you perused
they perused
Past continuous
I was perusing
you were perusing
he/she/it was perusing
we were perusing
you were perusing
they were perusing
Past perfect
I had perused
you had perused
he/she/it had perused
we had perused
you had perused
they had perused
Past perfect continuous
I had been perusing
you had been perusing
he/she/it had been perusing
we had been perusing
you had been perusing
they had been perusing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will peruse
you will peruse
he/she/it will peruse
we will peruse
you will peruse
they will peruse
Future continuous
I will be perusing
you will be perusing
he/she/it will be perusing
we will be perusing
you will be perusing
they will be perusing
Future perfect
I will have perused
you will have perused
he/she/it will have perused
we will have perused
you will have perused
they will have perused
Future perfect continuous
I will have been perusing
you will have been perusing
he/she/it will have been perusing
we will have been perusing
you will have been perusing
they will have been perusing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would peruse
you would peruse
he/she/it would peruse
we would peruse
you would peruse
they would peruse
Conditional continuous
I would be perusing
you would be perusing
he/she/it would be perusing
we would be perusing
you would be perusing
they would be perusing
Conditional perfect
I would have peruse
you would have peruse
he/she/it would have peruse
we would have peruse
you would have peruse
they would have peruse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been perusing
you would have been perusing
he/she/it would have been perusing
we would have been perusing
you would have been perusing
they would have been perusing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you peruse
we let´s peruse
you peruse
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to peruse
Past participle
perused
Present Participle
perusing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERUSE


Andrewes
ˈændruːz
Andrews
ˈændruːz
broose
bruːz
bruise
bruːz
cruise
kruːz
cruse
kruːz
debruise
dɪˈbruːz
druse
druːz
Druze
druːz
Hebrews
ˈhiːbruːz
reperuse
ˌriːpəˈruːz
roose
ruːz
ruse
ruːz
scruze
skruːz
Socceroos
ˌsɒkəˈruːz
trews
truːz
Veracruz
ˌvɛrəˈkruːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERUSE

pertussis
Peru
Peru balsam
Peru Current
Perugia
Perugino
peruke
peruked
perusable
perusal
peruser
Perusia
Perutz
Peruvian
Peruvian bark
Peruvian lily
Peruzzi
perv
perv on
pervade

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERUSE

abstruse
because
cause
ceruse
child abuse
excuse
Father of the House
house
masseuse
mouse
muse
pause
refuse
spouse
the House
Toulouse
underuse
use
warehouse
widow´s cruse

Synonyms and antonyms of peruse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERUSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peruse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of peruse

Translation of «peruse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERUSE

Find out the translation of peruse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peruse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peruse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

细读
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leer detenidamente
570 millions of speakers

English

peruse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़याल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاطلاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

просмотреть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

folhear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lire attentivement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teliti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熟読する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peruse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவனத்துடன் வாசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचार करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incelemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esaminare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czytać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переглянути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

citi cu atenție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελετήστε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

granska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lese
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peruse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERUSE»

The term «peruse» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peruse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peruse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peruse

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4 QUOTES WITH «PERUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peruse.
1
Bob Barr
The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.
2
Lisa Ling
I am a crazy online shopper. My husband always jokes, 'Another box arrived!' Airplanes used to be my sanctuary for reading books, but now I have to peruse Gilt sales.
3
Kevin Nealon
A novel is too much of a commitment. I tend to peruse Twitter - I check to see if I had any mentions and read the latest messages.
4
Juan Antonio Samaranch
We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERUSE»

Discover the use of peruse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peruse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The affecting history of the children in the wood: peruse ...
An uncle plots to kill his orphaned niece and nephew in order to steal the money left to them by their parents.
‎1839
2
PC Mag
-PERUSE Your “Lost” Screen Data At Leisure ow many times have you executed a command under DOS, only to have the information you need scroll off the screen before you can read it? Inevitably, you rerun the command using DOS's ...
3
Medea, Magic, and Modernity in France: Stages and Histories, ...
La Peruse is included in a general condemnation that is also an early form of parallel. Following a pattern of historical criticism that was by this time well established,100 Colletet equates posteriority with superiority: Les belles pieces de theatre ...
Ms Amy Wygant, 2013
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Poems to Peruse
However, rhyme and meter are conscientiously served. Free verse also is included in the book. One of the oddities of the poetry has to do with rhyming quatrains in the bulk of the poems.
D D Sims, 2012
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The Shakespeare Symphony: An Introduction to the Ethics of ...
PERUSE THIS PAPER: His Lordship desired me to leave with him the papers .... till he had perused them. bacon (Letter to k1ng james) 16 14. I humbly pray your Majesty to peruse this enclosed paper. bacon (Letter to k1ng james) 1616.
Harold Bayley, 1906
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Mishnah Berurah, Vol. 9 (3B) (Large)
It is forbidden to read secular documents /on Shabbos/, i.e., (51) documents of debt, accounts, and (52) friendly letters,6* (53) and even to peruse them without reading /them aloud/ is /also/ forbidden. 14. (54) One may read a letter that has ...
Israel Meir (ha-Kohen), 1981
7
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
But certes the very cause of decay, ne the true meane to core it, may neuer be sufficiently knowen of gouernours, except they themselfes wyll personally resorte and peruse all partes of the countrayes under their gouernance, and inserche ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia
peruse (pe-roz'), !•. t. ; pret. andpp [< late ME. perusen, < L. peruse perused, ppr. perusing. H late MrJ. perusen, s. Li.per, through, + E. use; translated by NL. peruti , in Levins (1570). The formation looks unusual, but it is well supported by ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1899
9
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
peruse peruse (pe-roV), v. t. ; pret. and pp. perused, ppr. perusing. [< late ME. perusen. < OP. paruser, < per-, par-, L. per, through, + user, E. iwe; translated by NL. peruti, in Levins (1570). Compare peract, perplant, perstand, etc. The literal ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
10
Normal 상위권, Special 100점 만들기
(B) 'peruse'라는 단어는 그런 사례 중의 하나이다. 무언가를 'peruse'한다는 기울이지 않고 그것을 재빨리 훑어보거나 대충 읽는다'는 것을 의미한다고 대부분의 사람들은 생각한다. 사실, 이것은 'peruse'가 실제로 의미하는 것-'무언가를 주의 깊게, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peruse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nintendo is killing its TVii service for Wii U next month
But TVii sought to change that – the second-screen app let users search through the catalogs of streaming video services and peruse the TV ... «Ledger Gazette, Jul 15»
2
I Am Cait Series Premiere Recap: 'I Just Hope I Get It Right'
Her horror over some of Bruce's discarded outfits — ones she and sister Pam peruse as they discuss Esther's emotional state — are pretty ... «TVLine, Jul 15»
3
Why Does the $7.6T Global Travel Industry Ignore Single Parents?
What will it take to peruse travel sites on the web and have a bot generate a pic of a happy single-parent family frolicking on the beach, enticing ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Don't Know What To Do Now That Taylor Swift & Nicki Minaj's VMAs …
It's the weekend, so take your time and peruse through the the best six second vid we've compiled together. Ch-ch-check out the top 10 Vines ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
5
Sunshine enhances Art on the Mall
Above, Karen Newman of Toledo, left, and her daughter, Leslie Newman of Rossford, peruse jewelry that was created by Kimberly Arden ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
6
Kejriwal government to launch public clean-up drive as Capital's …
“We wonder if the agencies concerned even bothered to peruse the entire judgment to appreciate its big picture and the inter-relatedness of the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Battling an 'Orphan' Illness
When you peruse the recent ME literature, you'll see a mix of young researchers and experienced lab leaders producing a string of insights into how the illness ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
8
Trump pro-amnesty? Walker stands firm against pro-amnesty …
But you can peruse all of them on the 21 separate candidate pages that you can access by clicking on a candidate's photo on the overall ... «NumbersUSA, Jul 15»
9
Buhari vs Halliburton Crooks: A Call for Courage
But first, let us quickly peruse the list of the alleged bribe takers. Please note that this list is not necessarily complete of all that are involved at ... «The News, Jul 15»
10
Southampton Free Library campaign continues
“Come in, cool off and peruse some old magazines, then go home with something new to read.” As visitors enjoy the free amenities of the ... «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»

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