look up

verb

1. (tr) to discover (something required to be known) by resorting to a work of reference, such as a dictionary

2. (intr) to increase, as in quality or value

   things are looking up

3. to have respect (for)

   I've always wanted a girlfriend I could look up to

4. (tr) to visit or make contact with (a person)

   I'll look you up when I'm in town

Idioms and Phrases

Search for in a book or other source, as in I told her to look up the word in the dictionary . [Late 1600s]

Call on or visit, as in I'm going to look up my friend in Chicago . [Mid-1800s]

Become better, improve, as in Business is finally looking up . [c. 1800]

look up to . Admire, respect, as in The students really looked up to Mr. Jones . [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

I thought about it and I looked up at the vodka section, in the back bar, and it did not look very exciting, as opposed to the tequila and whiskey sections.

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"I always looked up to him. Now though... it's probably me!"

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People can look up locations to get vaccinated through the vaccine’s manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic.

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But if you neglect to look up, you can watch it next week.

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In the opening minutes we watch as a woman nearly crashes her car while looking up the Wikipedia page for ketchup.

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