look through

Definitions

1. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.

   • He looked through the binoculars at the bird.
2. 2

   To take a view of the contents of

   To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand.

   • I looked through the magazine, but it didn't seem very interesting.
   • Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors.
3. 3

   To penetrate with the understanding

   To penetrate with the understanding; to see through.

   • I got a small ring to make; when I brought back the finished trinket to him he stared at me with his sparkling eyes, as if he would look through my very soul, and then said: 'Thou art a clever expert fellow […]
   • But a man should have serious consideration enough to look through this deception.
   • The village women were bad enough, but this man looked through me, past all the walls I had built to protect myself from pain. I do not think I could have hidden anything from him, even with a lifetime's practice of hiding what I felt.
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   1. 4

      To appear or pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible.

      • I tried to get Michele's attention at the party, but she looked right through me!

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