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Meaning of look up in English

look up

phrasal verb with look verb
uk
/lʊk/ us
/lʊk/
informal
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C1
to become better:
I hope things will start to look up in the new year.
Our financial situation is looking up at last.
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to improve something
  • improveHis health has improved dramatically since he started exercising.
  • get betterThe first part of the book isn't very good but it gets better.
  • rallyThe team played badly in the first half but rallied in the second.
  • recoverWe are still waiting for the economy to recover.
  • look upOur financial situation is looking up.
  • pick upBusiness is really beginning to pick up.
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look something up

phrasal verb with look verb
uk
/lʊk/ us
/lʊk/
B1
to try to find a piece of information by looking in a book or on a computer:
If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
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look someone up

phrasal verb with look verb
uk
/lʊk/ us
/lʊk/
informal
to visit someone you have not seen for a long time when you are visiting the place where they live:
Look me up next time you're in Los Angeles.
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Visiting
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(Definition of look up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

look up | American Dictionary

look up

phrasal verb with look verb
us
/lʊk/

(IMPROVE)

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to get better; improve:
I hope things will start to look up in the new year.

look up someone

phrasal verb with look verb
us
/lʊk/

(VISIT)

to come and see someone; visit:
Look me up the next time you’re in Los Angeles.

look something up

phrasal verb with look verb
us
/lʊk/

(CHECK FACTS)

to check a fact or get information about something:
If you're not sure what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
I looked up solar power on the Internet to find out more about it.
(Definition of look up from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

look up | Business English

look up

phrasal verb with look verb [ I ]
uk
/lʊk/ us
informal
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[ I ]
to become better:
In the finance sector things are looking up.
(Definition of look up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of look up

in Chinese (Traditional)
改善，好轉, 查閱，檢索, （在電腦中）搜索…
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改善，好转, 查阅，检索, （在计算机中）搜索…
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buscar algo, visitar a alguien, buscar…
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procurar algo, procurar, melhorar…
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सुधारणे, शोधणे, बघणे…
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iyileşmek, düzelmek, gelişmek…
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chercher, s’améliorer, (s’)améliorer…
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検索（けんさく）する, 好転（こうてん）する…
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beter worden, opzoeken…
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சிறப்பாக ஆக, ஒரு புத்தகத்தில் அல்லது கணினியில் பார்ப்பதன் மூலம் ஒரு தகவலைக் கண்டுபிடிக்க முயற்சித்தல்…
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बेहतर होना, (किसी पुस्तक या कंप्यूटर में देखकर कुछ) ढूँढ़ना, खोजना…
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સારું થવું, સુધરવું, કંઈક શોધવું…
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bedre sig, besøge, slå op…
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ta sig, ljusna, söka upp…
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bertambah baik, melawat, mencari makna…
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sich bessern, aufsuchen, nachschauen…
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slå opp, lete opp, ta seg opp…
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بہتر ہونا, تلاش کرنا, دیکھنا…
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поліпшуватися, відвідувати, навідуватися…
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улучшаться…
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మరింత మంచిగా మారడానికి, పుస్తకంలో లేదా కంప్యూటర్‌లో వెతకడం ద్వారా సమాచారాన్ని కనుగొనడానికి ప్రయత్నించు…
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ভালোর দিকে যাওয়া, উন্নতি লাভ করা, খুঁজে দেখা…
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zlepšit se, navštívit, vyhledat…
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membaik, mengunjungi, mencari…
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ปรับปรุง, เยี่ยม, ค้นหา…
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cải thiện, tới thăm ai, tra cứu…
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poprawiać się, mieć się ku lepszemu, iść ku lepszemu…
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look through something
look to someone for something
look to someone to do something
look to your laurels idiom
look up
look up to someone
look who's talking! idiom
look young for your age phrase
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