look through
You read something carefully from beginning to end, or you look at someone but pretend you don't see them.
Meanings
To examine or read something from beginning to end, searching for information.
"She looked through all the old letters but couldn't find the one she needed."
To look at someone without acknowledging them, as if they are not there.
"She looked straight through me at the party — I don't think she's forgiven me yet."
To look at or observe something by directing one's gaze through an opening or device.
"He looked through the binoculars and spotted the ship on the horizon."
The 'ignore someone' sense is particularly interesting — it means making eye contact but giving no sign of recognition, often deliberately. The 'examine' sense is very common in professional contexts.
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