LOOK THROUGH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of LOOK THROUGH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

look through somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ look )

1 . to look for something among a pile of papers, in a drawer, in someone’s pockets etc SYN go through :

I’ve looked through all my papers but I still can’t find the contract.

2 . to not notice or pretend to not notice someone you know, even though you see them

look straight/right through somebody

I saw Fiona in the street yesterday and she looked straight through me.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.