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look up
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Princeton's WordNet
consult, refer, look upverb
seek information from
"You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
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look upverb
To look in an upwards manner
look upverb
To have better prospects, to improve
look upverb
To obtain information about something from a text source
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look up
Look up generally refers to the action of searching for information, whether that be in a book, a directory, on the internet, or another source. It could also refer to physically directing one's gaze or attention upward.
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Look Up
Look Up is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Neuwirth. It was released on 19 March 1996 by Watermelon Records and it is his first solo album since 1991's 99 Monkeys. Neuwirth on this album worked with several musicians including Patti Smith and Elliott Murphy.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of look up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of look up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of look up in a Sentence
[ This record is ] definitely something that i think a lot of confidence and pride in, when I first decided to go natural, there was no one that I could really look up to.
He just turns around, puts his head down and doesn’t look up as he’s going by.
We're not talking about someone who curses, someone who swears, someone who gets drunk... or someone who masturbates in public or private, we're talking about criminal behavior. In this case, we happen to be talking about sexual abuses -- serious, major crimes. ... There is a duty and obligation to have a standard there -- a standard people can look up to and admire.
I don't know many patients who can accurately calculate their calorie intake, they may look up on the internet that a PBJ is X calories, but exactly how much peanut butter are they putting on their sandwich ? Are they eating the crust ? It all comes down to estimates.
The show has prompted important conversation about women's rights and autonomy. In 'The Handmaid's Tale,' women's rights are gradually, slowly stripped away. As one character says, 'We didn't look up from our phones until it was too late,' it's not too late for us, but we have to encourage the millions of women and men who support Planned Parenthood's mission to keep fighting.
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- ابحث عنArabic
- vyhledatCzech
- kig opDanish
- hochsehen, nachschlagen, nachsehen, nach oben sehenGerman
- buscar, mejorarSpanish
- جستجوPersian
- lupaava, [[katsoa]] ([[ylös]]), hyvä, näyttää, katsoa, [[katsella]] ([[ylös]])Finnish
- chercherFrench
- utánanézHungarian
- cercareItalian
- 調べる, 検索, 見上げるJapanese
- ಮೇಲೆ ನೋಡುKannada
- 찾다Korean
- dongakMalay
- opkijken, opzoekenDutch
- se oppNorwegian
- căutaRomanian
- улучшаться, искать, [[смотреть]] [[вверх]]Russian
- slå upp, se uppSwedish
- tra cứuVietnamese
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