look up

/lˈʊk ˈʌp/

to look up

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: look]

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

synonyms : consult

*** if a situation is looking up, it is improving

*** to visit someone who you have not seen for a long time when you are visiting the place where they live

to raise one's eyes just as one is looking down at something

Examples

1. You can look up any unfamiliar term on the internet.

2. My little son was looking up at the sky and showing me the fluffy white clouds.

3. He looked up from his book and smiled.

4. Wait a minute, I'm looking up the address.