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

Oh the memes that will be made around Grogu looking through a mini telescope! —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025

During the months-long manhunt, federal and state agencies searched hundreds of square miles, looking through remote and mountainous terrain. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

Take a look through our photos, videos and recap stories from the music festival. —Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025

Two screenshots from the viral video showing the dog looking through the window, left; then walking past, right. —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for look through

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