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look past

look past verb: to see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.

Verb

look past (third-person singular simple present looks past, present participle looking past, simple past and past participle looked past)

  1. (transitive) To see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.
    • They were willing to look past their differences and began to work together.
    Synonyms:
    look beyond

Synonyms of look past

Forms of look past

third-person singular presentlooks past
present participlelooking past
past participlelooked past
pastlooked past

Questions about look past

What does look past mean?
Look past means to see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.
What part of speech is look past?
Look past is a verb.
What is the past tense of look past?
The past tense of look past is looked past.

Words near look past in the dictionary

  1. look out
  2. look out for number one
  3. look out for someone
  4. look over
  5. look over one's shoulder
  6. look past
  7. look past the end of one's nose
  8. look past the tip of one's nose
  9. look right through
  10. look round
  11. look sharp

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