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

Champion said search teams had looked through the area before but couldn't fully investigate because of the high water. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 June 2025

This means the research team looked through previous studies that included data on sugar consumption and the development of type 2 diabetes, then identified new relationships in the data. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025

During the trophy lift in Munich, Inter’s players looked through hot tears, as someone other than them danced up and down, and enjoyed the greatest moment of their careers. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2025

Anyone who wants to see the bright side – or to look through the lens of long-term development – can see flashes of brilliance though. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 June 2025

Rhymes for look through

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