Verb: see through see-throo
- Perceive the true nature of
"We could see through her apparent calm"
- Remain with until completion
"She saw through the project despite numerous setbacks"
- Support financially through a period of time
"Her parents saw her through college"
- 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