look through

phrasal verb

looked through; looking through; looks through

: 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.

: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)

I looked through all his letters.

: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)

look through a telescope

: 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!

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Don’t sleep on looking through the minor discounts Prime Day offers on ingredients (especially considering grocery prices these days). —

Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2024 Set in a series of lattice-strapped vaults, the restaurant looks through arched glass windows out onto Longwood’s fountains. —

William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024 In the study led by Rentería's Australian institution, 189 researchers looked through DNA data and MRI scans of 74,898 participants from 19 countries. —

New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 Worse, Mike senses that Danny is looking through the closed coffin back at him. —

Jared Del Rosso, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for look through