saw through; seen through; seeing through; sees through
: to grasp the true nature of
saw through the scheme
Examples of see through in a Sentence
Adjective
consumers pretty much expect see-through packaging for bacon
a designer whose see-through clothes scandalized the fashion world back in the 1960s
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Steel mesh was chosen so officials can see through the barrier.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
The law was intended to replace solid metal security gates with see-through designs to improve visibility and aesthetics during off-hours.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Verb
Bets tied to global conflicts have been the source of many recent disputes as traders try to see through the fog of war to figure out the specifics of what happened on the ground.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Steel mesh was chosen so officials can see through the barrier.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Adjective
But see-through dresses are everywhere these days.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
The law was intended to replace solid metal security gates with see-through designs to improve visibility and aesthetics during off-hours.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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“See through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20through. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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