verb
definition
To examine or consider with care.
definition
To read completely.
definition
To look over casually; to skim.
definition
To go from place to place; to wander.
Examples of perused in a Sentence
Fred perused the article.
As soon as they were seated, Cynthia perused the menu, bit her lip and ordered manhattans for both of them.
Dean shrugged his shoulders and perused the reports, hoping the young man would take a hint and leave.
He studiously perused the biking catalogs for the additional gear he would need for the trek and crossed his fingers he'd chosen correctly.
Jackson perused the room.
All four perused the menu judiciously, with father and mother occasionally offering comments and explanations.
While Dean stretched his muscles and alternated between bites of peanut butter sandwich and a banana, Fred perused the rest of the master lists.
The old man perused the wine menu with a studious eye, mispronouncing the items with enough of a smile so you never knew if he was kidding or ignorant.
If you have ever perused the Internet or a magazine for a list of the best Christmas movies, but the criteria for how some titles make that list is questionable.
Molly accepted our excuse we were looking for someone without explanation as perused our first campground, unsuccessfully.
Viewers watched as customers selected a worker and perused a menu of sex activities.
You've joined a mailing list, you've perused an archive, you are interested in the fan-written fiction for the series you follow obsessively.