Meaning of look through | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
2. To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand.
3. To penetrate with the understanding; to see through.
   archaic, transitive
4. To appear or pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible.
   idiomatic, often

Equivalents

Examples

“He looked through the binoculars at the bird.”

“I looked through the magazine, but it didn't seem very interesting.”

“Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors.”

“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.”

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

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