"look past" meaning in All languages combined

See look past on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: looks past [present, singular, third-person], looking past [participle, present], looked past [participle, past], looked past [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look past (third-person singular simple present looks past, present participle looking past, simple past and past participle looked past)
  1. To see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.
    Sense id: en-look_past-en-verb-VIVxULb6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (past)

Download JSON data for look past meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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