collocation · neutral
browse the internet
UK/braʊz ðə ˈɪntəˌnɛt/US/braʊz ði ˈɪntərnɛt/BROWSE
to look through websites casually on the internet, often without a specific goal
Examples
“I like to browse the internet for recipes when I have free time.”
“She spent an hour browsing the internet before bed.”
“Students often browse the internet to find reference materials for essays.”
Band 8 sentence
“I often browse the internet to keep up with current events and to discover interesting articles.”
Collocations
- browse the internet for recipes
- browse the internet on your phone
- spend time browsing the internet
Word family
Common mistakes
I browse internet every evening.→I browse the internet every evening.
She search on the internet quickly.→She searches the internet quickly.
Say it for a higher band
5use the internet→6surf the internet→7+browse the internet
Synonyms
surf the internet
search the internet
Easily confused
surf the internet
“He likes to surf the internet for hours without a plan.”
search the internet
“I searched the internet for reliable sources for my essay.”
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