look through

Examine by browsing

To look through something is to direct your gaze across it, either literally—She looked through the window—or by examining its contents: I looked through every drawer.

Looking through someone means ignoring them deliberately, as if they were transparent: He looked right through me.

To look through a document is to review it, usually quickly.

examine

peruse

Examine in detail

analyze · survey · inspect · check · assess · evaluate · scan · skim · browse · go over

search

find

Locate through effort

seek · rummage · sift · filter · browse · explore · scour · forage · ransack · ferret out

investigation

detective

Professional crime investigator

inquiry · probe · sleuth · case file · records · documents · files · archives · dossier · paperwork

transparency

glass

Transparent solid from sand

clear · sheer · gauze · diaphanous · pane · film · mesh · curtain · veil · screen

ignore

overlook

Miss or commanding view

neglect · brush aside · pass over · tune out · blank · snub · cold shoulder · pretend not to see

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depth of attention

look throughscrutinize

Inspect with close attention

pore over · analyze · inspect · study · peruse

visual permeability

look throughlook at

Direct vision toward

focus on · look upon · regard · look past

social acknowledgment

look throughacknowledge

Confirm receipt or truth

greet · notice · recognize · see · approach

Family

look, through, looks, looking, looked, looker, see-through, lookers

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