look up
phrasal verblook up
- (informal) (of business, somebody’s situation, etc.) to become better synonym improve
- At last things were beginning to look up.
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look up (from something)
- to raise your eyes when you are looking down at something
- She looked up from her book as I entered the room.
- He looked up at me sharply when I said that.
look somebody up
- [no passive] (informal) to visit or make contact with somebody, especially when you have not seen them for a long time
- Do look me up the next time you're in London.
look something up
- to look for information in a dictionary or reference book, or by using a computer
- Can you look up the opening times on the website?
- I looked it up in the dictionary.