phrasal verb (look + preposition) · neutral
look up from
/lʊk ʌp frəm/look UP from
to raise your eyes from something you are reading or doing so that you can look around or speak to someone
Examples
“She looked up from her phone when the teacher entered the room.”
“While reading the report he looked up from the screen to ask a question.”
“Journalists often look up from their desks to interview witnesses.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the testimony she looked up from her notes and addressed the court directly.”
Collocations
- look up from your phone
- look up from reading
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'look up' only to mean 'search'→use 'look up from' to mean 'ngẩng đầu khỏi'
Say it for a higher band
5raise your head→6look up→7+look up from
Synonyms
glance up from
raise one's head from
Easily confused
look up
“She looked up from her book when he knocked.”
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