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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check out; examine |
| Synonyms: | analyze, browse, glance over, inspect, look through, pore over, read, scan, scrutinize, skim, study |
| Notes: | peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily |
| Antonyms: | neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | concentrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about closely |
| Synonyms: | apply, attend, be engrossed in, bring to bear, brood over, center, consider closely, contemplate, crack one's brains, direct attention, establish, examine, fix attention, fixate, focus, focus attention, get on the beam, give attention, hammer away at, hammer*, head trip, intensify, knuckle down, meditate, muse, need, occupy thoughts, peruse, ponder, pour it on, put, put mind to, rack one's brains, rivet, ruminate, scrutinize, set, settle, study, sweat, think hard, weigh |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contemplate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gaze at |
| Synonyms: | audit, behold, consider, examine, eye, inspect, notice, observe, peer, penetrate, peruse, pierce, pore over, probe, pry, regard, scan, scrutinize, see, stare at, study, survey, view, witness |
| Antonyms: | disregard, look away, scorn |
Example Sentences
- There are already 5081 photos to peruse, along with family stories and treasured recipes.
- All of this information is available for you to peruse at any time.
- At the adjacent table, peruse the dessert selection, with marzipan and expensive herbs and spices.
| Main Entry: | dip into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, sample |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, browse, dabble, flip through, get, glance at, glance over, leaf through, peruse, play at, rifle through, run over, run through, scan, seize, skim, take, taste, thumb through |
| Main Entry: | examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze, test |
| Synonyms: | appraise, assay, audit, canvass, case, check, check out, chew over, consider, criticize, delve into, dig into, explore, eye*, finger*, frisk, go into, go over, go through, gun*, inquire, inspect, investigate, look over, look see, parse, pat down, peruse, pick at, ponder, pore over, probe, prospect, prove, read, reconnoiter, research, review, scan, scope, screen, scrutinate, scrutinize, search into, sift, size up, study, survey, sweep, take stock of, try, turn over, vet, view, weigh, winnow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eye |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gaze at, scrutinize |
| Synonyms: | check out, consider, contemplate, eyeball, gape, give the eye, glance at, have a look, inspect, keep eagle eye on, leer, look at, ogle, peruse, regard, rubberneck, scan, size up, stare at, study, survey, take a look, take in, view, watch |
| Antonyms: | look away |
| Main Entry: | go over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | analyze, examine, inspect, investigate, look at, peruse, practice, read, rehearse, reiterate, repeat, revise, riffle through, scan, skim, study, thumb through |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | learn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire information |
| Synonyms: | apprentice, attain, be taught, be trained, become able, become versed, brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, con, crack the books, cram, determine, drink in, enroll, gain, get, get down pat, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, imbibe, improve mind, lucubrate, major in, master, matriculate, memorize, minor in, peruse, pick up*, pore over, prepare, read, receive, review, soak up, specialize in, study, take course, take in, train in, wade through |
| Notes: | learn means to acquire or gain skill, knowledge or comprehension; teach means to impart skill, knowledge or comprehension to |
| Antonyms: | teach |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | look up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | research |
| Synonyms: | come upon, confirm, discover, find, hunt for, peruse, scan, search for, seek, seek out, track down |
| Antonyms: | wing it |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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