look past

Verb

Meaning

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

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

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We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that bring people to their senses. Mario Cuomo

I'm not trying to be evasive, but when I say yes and no, I say 'yes' because there are narrow-minded people that won't look past the logo and 'no' because 'American Idol' put me in front of millions of people and I would not have a career without 'Idol.' Bo Bice

For me, the teen years were all about searching for a place for myself, wondering why I seemed so different than everyone else, wondering especially why no one could look past the surface and figure out who I really was underneath. Robin Wasserman

Look past the violence. There is a wonderful brimming spirit of innocence and fun. Don DeLillo

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. Mario Cuomo

Who give you the latest dances, trends, and fashion, But when it comes to residuals, they look past us. Nas

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