look through

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

In the first scenario, a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a return of trade flows to normal would allow officials to look through the spike in energy prices and focus on the soft jobs market later in the year, Waller said. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026

While looking through some 1940s Vought memos, Mother’s Milk manages to discover Fort Harmony, the hospital with a classified facility where V-One was tested. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026

The search warrants said police looked through an adjacent bedroom from Eve’s which was used by a 17-year-old sibling in the home. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026

That improvement in the overall market, as investors look through the weekend's unsuccessful peace talks, has certainly helped Goldman shares climb off the lows. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for look through

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