collocation · informal
browse the web
UK/braʊz ðə web/US/braʊz ðə wɛb/BROWSE the WEB
Band 4-5speakingtask1
to look through websites casually or to surf the internet
Examples
“I usually browse the web in the evenings to relax.”
“She was browsing the web when she found the article.”
“Browsing the web can help you discover new ideas quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rather than looking for a specific fact, I often browse the web to generate ideas for essays.”
Collocations
- browse the web for information
- browse online stores
Word family
browse verbbrowser noun
Common mistakes
browse internet→browse the web
surf internet→surf the web
Say it for a higher band
5surf the internet→6browse internet→7+browse the web
Synonyms
surf the web
Easily confused
surf the web
“I spent the afternoon browsing the web for travel ideas.”
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