Perused vs Peruse - What's the difference?
perused | peruse |
(peruse)
An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.
* 2008 , Dave Robson, "
To examine or consider with care.
* {{quote-book, 1847,
, passage=Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.}}
To read completely.
* {{quote-book, 1887,
, passage=We are for reasons that, after perusing this manuscript, you may be able to guess, going away again this time to Central Asia
(informal) To look over casually; to skim.
* {{quote-book, 2001, Doug Stanton, In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, page=35
, passage=Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge. }}
* {{quote-book, 2005, , Acid Alex, page=98
, passage=She asked Denise for the court file, which she fussed from her handbag. The woman perused it briefly and then beamed up at me.}}
(regional) To go from place to place; to wander.
* {{quote-book, 1957, , The Old Man And The Boy, page=55
, passage=I loved to straggle off in the mornings
An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.
* 2008 , Dave Robson, "
To examine or consider with care.
* {{quote-book, 1847,
, passage=Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.}}
To read completely.
* {{quote-book, 1887,
, passage=We are for reasons that, after perusing this manuscript, you may be able to guess, going away again this time to Central Asia
(informal) To look over casually; to skim.
* {{quote-book, 2001, Doug Stanton, In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, page=35
, passage=Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge. }}
* {{quote-book, 2005, , Acid Alex, page=98
, passage=She asked Denise for the court file, which she fussed from her handbag. The woman perused it briefly and then beamed up at me.}}
(regional) To go from place to place; to wander.
* {{quote-book, 1957, , The Old Man And The Boy, page=55
, passage=I loved to straggle off in the mornings
As verbs the difference between perused and peruse
is that perused is past tense of peruse while peruse is to examine or consider with care.As a noun peruse is
an examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.perused
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*peruse
English
Noun
(en noun)Hi-tea, low cost!", Evening Gazette online, September 12,
- A peruse of the website looked promising
Verb
(perus)citation
citation
citation
Usage notes
* The sense of "skimming" is proscribed by some authorities on usage, including the Oxford American Dictionary''. The shift, however, is not dissimilar to that found in (scan). The ''Oxford English Dictionary further notes that the word was used as a general synonym for (read) as far back as the 16th century.Derived terms
* perusable * perusal * peruserAnagrams
* * ----peruse
English
Noun
(en noun)Hi-tea, low cost!", Evening Gazette online, September 12,
- A peruse of the website looked promising
Verb
(perus)citation
citation
citation