1. (verb) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
so thin as to transmit light
"a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
2. (verb) see through
support financially through a period of time
"The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month"
3. (verb) see through
perceive the true nature of
"We could see through her apparent calm"
4. (verb) see through
remain with until completion
"I must see the job through"
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