look through

phrasal verb

looked through; looking through; looks through

1

: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)

She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.

2

: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)

I looked through all his letters.

3

: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)

look through a telescope

4

: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way

We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!

Examples of look through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe that’s Sunday tea, singing old songs or looking through family albums. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025

Learn about the stars in the sky that night as well as look through telescopes with the San Diego Astronomy Association. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025

Sometimes, parents hold their children up to look through the eyepiece. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025

Oklahoma State isn't just looking through the resumes of college coaches. —Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for look through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou