peruse

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To examine or consider with care.
2. To read completely.
3. (informal) To look over casually; to skim.
4. To go from place to place; to wander.

Noun

An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.

Concepten

lezen

onderzoeken

zorgvuldig onderzoeken

nagaan

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pəˈɹuːz/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.