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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo k uhp]
    • /lʊk ʌp/
    • /lʊk ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo k uhp]
    • /lʊk ʌp/

Definitions of look up words

  • noun look up the act of looking: a look of inquiry. 1
  • noun look up a visual search or examination. 1
  • noun look up the way in which a person or thing appears to the eye or to the mind; aspect: He has the look of an honest man. The tablecloth has a cheap look. 1
  • noun look up an expressive glance: to give someone a sharp look. 1
  • noun look up looks. general aspect; appearance: to like the looks of a place. attractive, pleasing appearance. 1
  • verb without object look up to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes. 1
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Origin of look up

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50 for an earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase look up

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Parts of speech for Look up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for look up

verb look up

  • come upon — If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance.
  • confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
  • discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
  • find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
  • peruse — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
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Antonyms for look up

verb look up

  • wing it — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • worsen — Make or become worse.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
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