looking through

Verb

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

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
   • He looked through the binoculars at the bird.
2. To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand.
   • I looked through the magazine, but it didn't seem very interesting.
3. (archaic, transitive) To penetrate with the understanding; to see through.
   • 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 […]1829, Richard Holcraft, Tales of Humour and Romance: Selected from Popular German Writers
4. (idiomatic, often) To appear or pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible.
   • I tried to get Michele's attention at the party, but she looked right through me!