look up

verb

1. tr to discover (something required to be known) by resorting to a work of reference, such as a dictionary
2. intr to increase, as in quality or value

   things are looking up

3. intrfoll byto to have respect (for)

   I've always wanted a girlfriend I could look up to

4. tr to visit or make contact with (a person)

   I'll look you up when I'm in town

Example Sentences

I scribble the numbers on the paper, and then I look up with a start.

From The Daily Beast

Things began to look up, she said in the post, when she met Phelps, 29, on Tinder.

From The Daily Beast

Of all the people to look up to for a back-to-nature stance, why the monster from Spahn Ranch?

From The Daily Beast

But when he finally does look up, it's his eyes that catch my attention.

From The Daily Beast

In the days since our talk, things have started to look up for the Teachout campaign.

From The Daily Beast

I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.

From Project Gutenberg

So Glavis (he is the Reverend's faithful lieutenant, you know), went out to look up Baptiste and have a talk with him.

From Project Gutenberg

His silence caused her to look up, and in his face she read something of what was passing in his thoughts.

From Project Gutenberg

The faint rustle of the Black Hood's cape caused the messenger on the ground to look up.

From Project Gutenberg

The dollar will do to get a room in a hotel for the first night, and in the morning I'll look up Nold or Bauer.

From Project Gutenberg