CEFR A1 · Verbs

browse (social media)

/braʊz/ Headword: browse 📚 Module 2: Free Time (p.321-324)

Synonyms & Antonyms

To look through information on social media platforms without a specific goal, often just for pleasure or to pass time.

Synonyms

scroll through skim scan look through

Antonyms

focus on study work on

Translations

browse (social media) in your language

🇸🇦

عربي

تصفح معلومات على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي بدون هدف محدد.

🇵🇰

اردو

سوشل میڈیا پر بغیر کسی خاص مقصد کے معلومات دیکھنا۔

🇮🇳

हिंदी

सोशल मीडिया पर बिना किसी खास मकसद के जानकारी देखना।

🇨🇳

中文

在社交媒体上随意查看信息，没有特定目的。

Easy Explanation

You look at social media. You don't have a plan. You just look at different posts.

💡

Memory TipThink of 'browsing' like looking in a shop window – you're just looking, not necessarily buying.

Contextual Examples

She likes to browse social media (look at posts) for a few minutes before bed.

Many people browse social media (look at posts) to see what their friends are doing.

I often browse social media (look at posts) when I'm waiting for the bus.

Pronunciation & Context