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Verb: see through  see-throo
  1. Perceive the true nature of
    "We could see through her apparent calm"
     
  2. Remain with until completion
    "She saw through the project despite numerous setbacks"
     
  3. Support financially through a period of time
    "Her parents saw her through college"
Adjective: see-through  'see,throo
  1. So thin as to transmit light
    "a hat with a see-through veil";
    - diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous [Brit, non-standard], cobwebby, vapoury [Brit, Cdn], vapory [US]

Derived forms: saw through, seeing through, sees through, seen through

See also: thin

Type of: complete, comprehend, finish, perceive, support

Encyclopedia: See-through