To quickly browse or skim through, especially reading material
“I'll very quickly look through the slides and give you an overview what it is we'll be talking about.”
To examine or inspect something
“Bo, you and Gertie look through the house while we look at a piece of equipment in the barn.”
To search a space or container for something
“It was the Friday afternoon when she had finally gone into the shop to look through the drawers for a pair of scissors.”
To ignore or take no notice of
“Could I deceive you, such a man as you, that can look through me as if I was a lanthorn, or a pane of glass without a bull's eye in it.”
To study, inspect or look over
To rummage or search through
To check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar
To take a brief or hurried look
To rebuff, ignore, or spurn (someone) disdainfully
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