phrasal verb · neutral
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/lʊk ʌp/LOOK·up
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to search for information (e.g., in a book or online) ; or (idiom) to improve
Examples
“If you don't know the word, look it up in the dictionary.”
“Things are finally looking up for the local economy.”
“I'll look up her address and send the invitation.”
Band 8 sentence
“I quickly looked up the statistic online to support my point in the seminar.”
Collocations
- look up a word
- look up information
- things are looking up
Word family
look up phrasal verblooked up / looking up / looks up verb forms
Common mistakes
look for→look up
look after→look up
Say it for a higher band
5search→6check→7+look up
Synonyms
search
check
Easily confused
look for
“She's looking for her lost wallet in the cafe.”
check
“Check the facts before you quote them.”
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