peruse

UK: /pə^rˈuːz/ US: /pəˈruz/ ,(pə ro̅o̅z′)

Inflections of 'peruse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

peruses

v 3rd person singular

perusing

v pres p

perused

v past

perused

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pe•ruse /pəˈruz/   v. [~ + object] , -rused, -rus•ing. 

1. to read through with care:
   to peruse a report.
2. to read through quickly and without much care.

pe•rus•al, n. 

[countable] a perusal of the report.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pe•ruse  (pə ro̅o̅z′), v.t., -rused, -rus•ing. 

1. to read through with thoroughness or care:
   to peruse a report.
2. to read.
3. to survey or examine in detail.

• 1470–80 in sense "use up, go through''; 1525–35 for current senses; per- + use

pe•rus′a•ble, adj. 
pe•rus′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

peruse / pəˈruːz/ verb (transitive)

1. to read or examine with care; study
2. to browse or read through in a leisurely way

Etymology: 15th Century (meaning: to use up): from per- (intensive) + use

peˈrusal noun

peˈruser noun