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

This is what the round red pinhole is for—simply hold it up to one of your eyes and look through it, scanning the room for a glowing red light. —Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025

Detectives are looking through video surveillance and potential witnesses to figure out what led up to the shooting. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025

Detroit has shown three looks through camp. —Max Bultman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

And the Octaman can only look through his two little holes. —J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for look through

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