look past
To see potential beyond obvious flawsTo see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.
» Tom saw a few good-looking girls walk past.
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1 sensesTo 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.
hinwegsehen
Examples
11 sentencesTom saw a few good-looking girls walk past.
The police looked into his past record.
Tom saw a few good looking girls walk past.
deTom sah einige hübsche Mädchen vorübergehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom looked straight past Mary like she didn't even exist.
deTom sah an Maria vorbei, als gäbe es sie nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was afraid that you would look into your past.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
looks past, looking past, looked past, looked past| Base form | look past · to look past |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks past |
| Present participle | looking past |
| Past simple | looked past |
| Past participle | looked past |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.