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title: browse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «browse» in the school dictionary: To look through things in a relaxed way, without looking for something particular: «browse in a bookshop». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# browse

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**Who acts:** Giraffes, I, We, thanks, you, teacher · **What happens:** look, browse, feed, have, like, help · **To what, where:** web, acacia trees, browse, library, you, top leaves · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«browse» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [browse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/browse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To look through things in a relaxed way, without looking for something particular: «browse in a bookshop».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:m1:1
# text = To look through things in a relaxed way, without looking for something particular: «browse in a bookshop».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	_
14	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	browse	browse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	bookshop	bookshop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in a relaxed way; through things | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through thing=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for something | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for something=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To look at web pages on the internet: «browse the web».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:m2:1
# text = To look at web pages on the internet: «browse the web».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	browse	browse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | at web pages on the internet | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at page=Theme |
| 2 | **browse** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the web |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: of animals — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To feed on leaves and twigs of bushes and trees: «Giraffes browse on acacia trees.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:m3:1
# text = To feed on leaves and twigs of bushes and trees: «Giraffes browse on acacia trees.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	twigs	twig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	browse	browse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	acacia	acacia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on leaves and twigs of bushes and trees | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on leaf=Patient |
| 2 | **browse** *in a quote* | present | Giraffes |  |  | acacia trees |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A relaxed look: «have a browse».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:m4:1
# text = A relaxed look: «have a browse».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	browse	browse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a browse |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent browse=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like to browse in the library on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x1:1
# text = I like to browse in the library on Saturdays.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	browse	browse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **browse** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | the library | saturday |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We browsed the web for facts about volcanoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x2:1
# text = We browsed the web for facts about volcanoes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	browsed	browse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **browse** | past | We | the web |  |  |  | for facts about volcanoes | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Can I help you?» «No thanks, I'm just browsing.»

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Can I help you?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x3:1
# text = «Can I help you?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** *in a quote* | can | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* «No thanks, I'm just browsing.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x3:2
# text = «No thanks, I'm just browsing.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	browsing	browse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **browse** *in a quote* | present · progressive | no thanks |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giraffes browse on the top leaves of trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x4:1
# text = Giraffes browse on the top leaves of trees.
1	Giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	browse	browse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **browse** | present | Giraffes |  |  | the top leaves of trees |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Have a browse through this catalogue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x5:1
# text = Have a browse through this catalogue.
1	Have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	browse	browse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	catalogue	catalogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | imperative | you *not said here* | a browse |  | this catalogue |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent browse=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only browse websites your teacher says are safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x6:1
# text = Only browse websites your teacher says are safe.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	browse	browse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **browse** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | your teacher | websites *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent website=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | websites |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weary of seeking his way, he flung himself down under a tree, leaving his horse to browse at will, and fell asleep.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:browse:x7:1
# text = Weary of seeking his way, he flung himself down under a tree, leaving his horse to browse at will, and fell asleep.
1	Weary	weary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	seeking	seek	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	flung	fling	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	browse	browse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
25	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | gerund |  | his way |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 2 | **fling down** | past | he | himself *= he* |  | a tree |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent himself=Theme under tree=Destination |
| 3 | **leave** | gerund | he *not said here* | his horse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **browse** | to-infinitive | his horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **fall** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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