lookup
or look-up
[ loo k-uhp ]
/ ˈlʊkˌʌp /
noun
an act or instance of looking something up, as information in a reference book or an online database.
Origin of lookup
1945–50 for an earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase
look up
Words nearby lookup
looking glass,
looking-glass self,
lookism,
lookout,
lookout mountain,
lookup,
looky,
loom,
loom large,
loom-state,
looming
Definition for look up (2 of 2)
Origin of look
before 900; (v.) Middle English
lōk(i)en, Old English
lōcian; cognate with Middle Dutch
lœken, akin to dialectal German
lugen to look out; (noun) Middle English
loke act of looking, glance, countenance, derivative of the v.
SYNONYMS FOR look
British Dictionary definitions for look up (1 of 2)
look up
verb (adverb)
(tr)
to discover (something required to be known) by resorting to a work of reference, such as a dictionary
(intr)
to increase, as in quality or value
things are looking up
(intr foll by to)
to have respect (for)
I've always wanted a girlfriend I could look up to
(tr)
to visit or make contact with (a person)
I'll look you up when I'm in town
British Dictionary definitions for look up (2 of 2)
look
/ (lʊk) /
verb (mainly intr)
noun
sentence connector
an expression demanding attention or showing annoyance, determination, etc
look, I've had enough of this
See also
look after,
look back,
look down,
look forward to,
look-in,
look on,
lookout,
look over,
look through,
look up
Word Origin for look
Old English
lōcian; related to Middle Dutch
læken, Old High German
luogen to look out
usage for look
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Idioms and Phrases with look up (1 of 2)
look up
Search for in a book or other source, as in I told her to look up the word in the dictionary. [Late 1600s]
Call on or visit, as in I'm going to look up my friend in Chicago. [Mid-1800s]
Become better, improve, as in Business is finally looking up. [c. 1800]
look up to. Admire, respect, as in The students really looked up to Mr. Jones. [Early 1700s]
Idioms and Phrases with look up (2 of 2)
look