Spanish word

hojear

Pronunciation

IPA/oxeˈaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbskim

Example

Voy a hojear este libro antes de comprarlo.

I'm going to skim this book before buying it.

Illustration for hojear (skim)

More examples

En la librería me puse a hojear varios catálogos.

At the bookstore I began to leaf through several catalogs.

Core concept

Rapidly turning pages to grasp the main idea.

Common phrases

  • hojear un catálogo

    leaf through a catalog

  • hojear un folleto

    leaf through a brochure

  • hojear el menú

    leaf through the menu

Similar words

ojear: Glances through pages in a single pass, stopping only at notable items.
leer: Reads closely line by line, aiming for complete understanding of the content.

Definition in Spanish

Pasar rápidamente las páginas de un libro, revista u otro texto para captar la idea general sin leer todos los detalles.

Word origin

From Spanish hoja 'leaf, page' plus the verb-forming suffix -ear, with hoja ultimately from Latin folium.

Usage tips

  • Used to check a book or magazine quickly in a shop, library, or at home, whereas leer implies reading the whole text carefully.

Other meanings

  • leaf throughverb
  • browseverb

Opposites

  • leer a fondoread thoroughlyverb
  • leer detalladamenteread in detailverb

Related words

  • hojeadoleafed throughadjective

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