page through something

page through something
ˌpage ˈthrough sth derived
(NAmE) to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, etc. and look at them without reading them carefully or in detail

She paged through the report looking for her name.

Main entry:pagederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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