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

Here are stunning photos of her arrival looks through the years. —Caché McClay, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

By a 69% to 31% margin, most respondents see the Fed looking through the inflation increase and not hiking. —Steve Liesman, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026

Maybe the market has learned to look through things, taking a lesson from the pandemic. —Merryn Somerset Webb, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026

Ahead, take a look at all of her looks through the years so far. —Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for look through

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