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

After looking through the section and not having any luck, Sebastian's mom picked up the last doll, who happened to be sitting face-down. —Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024

Quartz’s Francisco Velasquez takes a look through the data points. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024

From the start, Ross imagined seeing the movie through the eyes of Elwood and Turner, the film’s protagonists, utilizing uninterrupted point-of-view shots with the actors, whose eyes the camera was simulating looking through. —Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024

Police are talking to students to determine if bullying was one of the factors while investigators are looking through the online presence of the shooter to try to learn new information. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024