Look over
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Definition
To examine or read something quickly
Example sentence
Please look over the report before the meeting.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
look over a document
look over the report
look over the contract
look over the paperwork
look over your work
look over the details
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She looked over the papers. ✅ (Correct)
She looked the papers over.✅ (Correct)