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просматривать — meaning in English

prosmatrivat

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English meaning

  • browse verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  • censor noun An official who reviews books, films, or other media and removes content considered objectionable or dangerous.
  • peruse verb To read something carefully and thoroughly.

Senses

просматривать is used for these senses in English:

  • browse To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
  • censor To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
  • look over (transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.
  • skim through to read something hurriedly without being attached to details

browse — full definition

  1. verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  2. verb Of an animal, to feed on leaves, shoots, or shrubs.

censor — full definition

  1. noun An official who reviews books, films, or other media and removes content considered objectionable or dangerous.
  2. verb To examine and remove or block content judged unsuitable.

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