look over
verb- To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
- To move (one's eyes) so as to inspect or take in (someone or something). · He looked his eyes over the shabbily-dressed man.
- To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.
- Synonym of overlook, to survey, to look at as if from on high.
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Some of the jury wrote it down “important,” and some “unimportant.” Alice could see this, as she was near enough to look over their slates; “but it doesn’t matter a bit,” she thought to herself.
Again I saw that grim face look over the cliff, and I knew that it was the precursor of another stone.
From my position I could look over the case in the direction of the floor.
"I wish I could look over your collection, Mr.
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