look through
Third Person
looks through
Present Participle
looking through
Past Tense
looked through
Past Participle
looked through
1
to quickly read or examine something
transitive
- The librarian looked through the catalog to find the book I was requesting.
- I will look through my notes before taking the test.
- I'm going to look through my emails before starting my workday.
- The detective looked through the crime scene photos to identify any potential clues.
- The teacher is looking through the students' notebooks to check their progress.
2
to observe something on the other side of a narrow opening or space
transitive
- I'm looking through the binoculars at the birds in the trees.
- She's looking through the magnifying glass to examine the tiny details of the insect.
- They're looking through the window at the people walking by on the street.
- I looked through the peephole to see who was at the door.
- They looked through the microscope to observe the microscopic organisms in the water sample.
3
to examine something carefully in order to find something specific
transitive
- I'm looking through my closet for a pair of jeans to wear.
- He looked through the drawers to find his grandma’s old photo album.
- They’re looking through the receipts to find the one for the electronics purchase.
- She’s looking through the boxes of clothes to find an outfit for her party.
- I’m looking through the pile of papers to find my lost document.
4
to intentionally avoid acknowledging or noticing someone who is present and visible
transitive
- She's looking through him as if he's invisible.
- I looked through her as if she wasn't even there.
- He looked through his coworker, pretending not to recognize him.
- They're looking through the crowd, pretending not to see their old friends.