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to look up
[phrase form: look]
01
to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.
Transitive: to look up information
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
look up
3rd person singular
looks 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.
