Meaning of see through in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    see through

    Definitions

    1. support financially through a period of time

    Examples

    • « The scholarship saw me through college »
    • « This money will see me through next month »
  2. 2. perceive the true nature of

    Examples

    • « We could see through her apparent calm »
  3. 3. remain with until completion

    Examples

    • « I must see the job through »

Famous quotes

  • « The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. »
    Niccolo Machiavelli
  • « Anger becomes limiting, restricting. You can't see through it. While anger is there, look at that, too. But after a while, you have to look at something else. »
    Thylias Moss
  • « Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot. »
    Groucho Marx
  • « The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. »
    Jean Paul
  • « Hope and change? We're not doing that anymore. They're doing attack and blame. And so, I just think people are going to see through this. They want real leadership. They want us to get this country on the right track. »
    Paul Ryan

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