to surf
74
2.7
- verb
- /sɜrf/
- Texting
- I surf the Net.
- surf the Internet
- surf the Web
- surf the Net
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Watch on YouTubeWe would sit there and watch people surf the web, like watch them.
- We would sit there and watch people surf the web, like watch them.
- I don't need to go surf the news to go do that.
- All right, Don't sit there, surf, tick, tock for hours on end.
- They spend their best hours surfing the Internet, looking at blogs.
- So let's move on now, Eli, I've got, I've been surfing Instagram.
- That's why I use a serious shark while I'm surfing the web.
Examples
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They spend their best hours surfing the Internet, looking at blogs.
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So I'm just going to stay in my cozy home and surf the web instead.
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We would sit there and watch people surf the web, like watch them.
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Making you watch me surf my phone in real time.
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So, you know, feel free to surf and enjoy.
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How many different ways can one surf the internet and listen to online music?
Blog text (5) -
Now, we surf with the best of them, so gathering information is easy.
Fiction book (1998) -
Jamie, who turns twelve next week, knows how to surf the Net.
Fiction book (1997) -
I often surf the web to find interesting articles and videos.
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She took some time to surf through various channels on TV looking for a good movie.
Synonyms
87
2.8
To look through shops or websites without planning to buy
37
2.7
Read something quickly without looking at details
15
2.8
To move information on a screen up or down to look at it
7
2.7
To look through a book or magazine quickly
7
5.6
To switch quickly between TV channels without watching any show for long
3
2.3
To look through web pages on the internet for information or fun
1
3.3
To look at posts on social media by moving your finger on a screen
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
7
5.6
To switch quickly between TV channels without watching any show for long
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.0
Fishing from the beach by throwing bait or lures into the sea where waves break
- US
1
6.7
A small to medium fish that lives in shallow water near Pacific coast beaches in North America
- Specialized
1
5.8
A way of fishing from the shore by throwing bait or a lure into the sea beyond the waves
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Etymology
Surf used for looking around or browsing is a modern picture from wave riding: people compared moving quickly through TV channels or web pages to 'riding' waves. So to surf the internet or channels means to move easily and casually from one thing to another.