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

Ahead of the matchups, take a look through photos of KHSAA boys and girls players who stand out with our gallery. —Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025

Now back at square one, investigators are looking through tips and the evidence to move forward. —Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025

By the end of that first afternoon looking through them, he was hooked. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

Two years ago, Krina had been looking through photographs of her grandmother Judy, who died this February at age 79, when a particular image left her shocked. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for look through

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