see past
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
To not let something bad or annoying stop you from seeing the good things.
"Once you see past his shyness, you'll realise he's actually very funny."
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See past that.

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They can see past the application.

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Ah, well, you see past glasses.

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I can't see past city.

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The Plain Bagel · 14:45
see past these periods of unsustainable growth.