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to look up
01
to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.
Transitive: to look up information
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
look
Present tense
look up
3rd person singular
looks up
Present participle
looking up
Past simple
looked up
Past participle
looked up
Examples
I could n't remember her phone number, so I looked it up.
02
to raise one's eyes from something one is looking at downwards
Intransitive: to look up from sth
Examples
He looks up from his book as I enter the room.
03
to show signs of improvement
Intransitive
Examples
Things are finally looking up for me after a rough few months.
04
to visit someone, especially after a long period of not seeing them
Transitive: to look up sb
Examples
I'll look you up when I'm in town next week.
