see-through

[ see-throo ]
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adjective
  1. Also see-thru [see-throo]. /ˈsiˌθru/. transparent: a see-through blouse.

noun
  1. a degree of or variation in transparency.

  2. a see-through item of clothing.

Origin of see-through

1
First recorded in 1940–45; adj., noun use of verb phrase see through

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How to use see-through in a sentence

  • I always knew that she couldnt see through people, exclaimed her mother.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • I tell you I see through it all, and it is no mystery to me; they have met and conversed about your business.

  • I seem to be wandering about the house in misery, fever, and pain, trying to see through a mist that I cannot penetrate.

    The Bag of Diamonds | George Manville Fenn
  • I see through it all, Julian Home; you would gladly get rid of me, that Violet may wear a coronet.

    Julian Home | Dean Frederic W. Farrar
  • Some one may wish to know whether she was clever enough to see through the character of Coronado.

    Overland | John William De Forest

British Dictionary definitions for see through

see through

verb
  1. (tr) to help out in time of need or trouble: I know you're short of money, but I'll see you through

  2. (tr, adverb) to remain with until the end or completion: let's see the job through

  1. (intr, preposition) to perceive the true nature of: I can see through your evasion

adjectivesee-through
  1. partly or wholly transparent or translucent, esp (of clothes) in a titillating way: a see-through nightie

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Other Idioms and Phrases with see-through

see-through

see through someone or something. Understand the true character or nature of someone or something, as in We saw through his superficial charm: he was obviously a liar. [c. 1400]

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