look up
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, upUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
» He looked up at the sky.
Er sah den Himmel.
Он посмотрел вверх на небо.
Він глянув на небо.
Meaning
6 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
We stayed up late to look up at the stars.
hochsehen, aufblicken
смотре́ть вверхsmotrétʹ vverx
(idiomatic, intransitive)To have better prospects.
Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents.
bergauf gehen, aufwärtsgehen
улучша́тьсяulučšátʹsja
(idiomatic, transitive)To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
seek information from
To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
(idiomatic, transitive)To obtain information about something from a reference book.
I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.
nachschlagen
иска́тьiskátʹ, поиска́тьpoiskátʹ, смотре́тьsmotrétʹ
(idiomatic, transitive)To enter a query into a database or search engine.
If you look up a bunch of random characters, there will probably be no results.
(idiomatic, transitive)To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.
Examples
602 sentencesHe looked up at the sky.
Він глянув на небо. — aandrusiak
ruОн посмотрел вверх на небо. — Balamax
deEr sah den Himmel. — jerom
She looked up at the sky.
Вона подивилася на небо. — deniko
ruОна посмотрела на небо. — marafon
deSie sah zum Himmel hinauf. — Fingerhut
I looked up at the moon.
Я подивився вгору на місяць. — deniko
All the students look up to him.
Усi студенти вiд нього у захватi. — rmdas
deAlle Schüler sehen zu ihm auf. — Sudajaengi
Everybody looks up to him.
Всі шанують його. — esperanto
ruВсе уважают его. — nina99nv
deAlle schauen zu ihm auf. — lilygilder
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Forms
looks up, looking up, looked up, looked up| Base form | look up · to look up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks up |
| Present participle | looking up |
| Past simple | looked up |
| Past participle | looked up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- look upшукати, обшукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- look outвиглядати, виглянутиTo be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- look onспостерігати, дивитисяTo watch; to observe without participating.
- look backзапам'ятати, пам'ятатиTo think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
- look overпереглянути, переглядатиTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
- look afterдоглядати, дбатиTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
- look forшукати, пошукатиTo seek.
- look intoперевірити, перевірятиTo investigate, explore, or consider.
More 8
- look aroundозирнутися, озиратисяTo inspect a building or area.
- look toшукати, пошукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
- look offTo put off by one's facial expression
- look downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
- look awayTo ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
- look throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
- look roundTo inspect a building or area.
- look aheadTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.
Synonyms
15 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb