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

Planetary scientists have also spotted sites that could hold rare earth metals while looking through data taken from lunar orbit. — Clive Neal, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Guests descending into the speakeasy can look through the modern staircase to see the original structure preserved beneath it, offering a glimpse into the older bones of the building. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Thus, the circuit court would recognize that alter ego finding and allow GFJ to look through the trusts to place charging orders against the trusts' 50% interests in the LLCs. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

According to a case report this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, her doctors looked through her medical history for clues, finding nothing that immediately stood out. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for look through

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