look past

verb

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.”

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look beyondsee past
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Meanings

verblook past (third-person singular simple present looks past, present participle looking past, simple past and past participle looked past)

present singular third person looks past · participle present looking past · participle past looked past · past looked past

  1. transitiveTo 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, see past

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.

Similar
look beyondsee past
Also see
look beyondsee past

Translations

German hinwegsehen
  • hinwegsehensee potential beyond obvious flaws
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APA

look past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20past

MLA

“look past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20past. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look past,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20past.

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