Standard Lemma guide

perusal

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈɹuːzl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːzəl
  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 UW1 Z AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.

Studying something carefully; a careful study.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.

Giving something a cursory scan; a cursory scan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

reading carefully with intent to remember

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: perusing, poring over, studying

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reading

History

Etymology

From peruse + -al.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изучаване (izučavane) — studying something carefully
  • Finnish: tutkiminen — studying something carefully
  • Finnish: huolellinen lukeminen — studying something carefully
  • Finnish: tarkastelu — studying something carefully
  • Greek: μελετώ προσεκτικά (meletó prosektiká) — studying something carefully
  • Icelandic: lestur — studying something carefully
  • Latin: pellectiō — studying something carefully
  • Russian: рассмотре́ние (rassmotrénije) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: рассма́тривание (rassmátrivanije) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: осмо́тр (osmótr) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: прочте́ние (pročténije) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: чте́ние (čténije) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: изуче́ние (izučénije) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: иссле́дование (isslédovanije) — studying something carefully
  • Russian: перлюстра́ция (perljustrácija) — studying something carefully
  • Spanish: escrutinio — studying something carefully
  • Spanish: lectura atenta — studying something carefully
  • Spanish: lectura cuidadosa — studying something carefully