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Definition of surf verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

surf

verb
 
/sɜːf/
 
/sɜːrf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they surf
 
/sɜːf/
 
/sɜːrf/
he / she / it surfs
 
/sɜːfs/
 
/sɜːrfs/
past simple surfed
 
/sɜːft/
 
/sɜːrft/
past participle surfed
 
/sɜːft/
 
/sɜːrft/
-ing form surfing
 
/ˈsɜːfɪŋ/
 
/ˈsɜːrfɪŋ/
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  1. (often go surfing)
    [intransitive, transitive] surf (something) to take part in the sport of riding on waves on a surfboardTopics Sports: water sportsb1
  2. [transitive] surf the Net/internet to use the internet
    • I was surfing the Net looking for information on Indian music.
    Topics Phones, email and the internetb1
  3. Word Originlate 17th cent.: apparently from obsolete suff, of unknown origin, perhaps influenced by the spelling of surge.
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