peruse
English
/pəˈɹuːz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To examine or consider with care.
- (transitive) To read completely.
- (transitive) To look over casually; to skim.
- (intransitive) To go from place to place; to wander.
Etymology
Affix from English use.
Origin
English
use
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abuse English
- hyper-use English
- misuse English
- multiuse English
- nonuse English
- overuse English
- perusable English
- perusal English
- peruser English
- perusing English
- reperusal English
- reperuse English
- reuse English
- time-use English
- underuse English
- unuse English
- use English
- used English
- usee English
- useful English
- useless English
- user English
- usest English
- useth English
- usewear English
- usare Italian
- use Middle English
- uzi Esperanto
- yusim Tok Pisin