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

The girl is here with her parents, Emma and Cameron Howitt, and the three of them are taking turns looking through a telescope that's pointed at a pair of stars in the 'handle' of the Big Dipper. —Carlos Morales, NPR, 1 July 2025

Authorities are also looking through Roley's social media presence to find a motive. —Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 30 June 2025

Even so, one of the real highlights of the entire process was looking through everything with her kids. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025

Show more Bongino wrote in an earlier post that in addition to arrests on the ground, the FBI is looking through video footage to make subsequent arrests. —Nbc News, NBC news, 9 June 2025

Rhymes for look through

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