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looks past

looks past is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look past.

Meaning of look past

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

Questions about looks past

What is looks past the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks past is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look past.

Words near looks past in the dictionary

  1. looks out
  2. looks out for number one
  3. looks out for someone
  4. looks over
  5. looks over one's shoulder
  6. looks past
  7. looks right through
  8. looks round
  9. looks shy
  10. looks snappy
  11. looks the other way

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