look up

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if a situation is looking up, it is getting better
Example: A change in the rhythm of his father's breathing made him look up.
to go and see someone who you know when you are visiting the place where they live
Example: Finally, things are looking up for me.
to try to find a particular piece of information by looking in a book or on a list, or by using a computer
Example: He had to lean far back to look up at Abraham Sinclair's rich house.

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Real examples of "look up" in context

And I look up to see who I'm man-marking.

When you look up at Loki in the crowd,

Now we can just look up an Easter egg video on YouTube, check the wiki for details we missed,

But, no, I look up to them. I think what they're doing is fantastic on every single level.

Benedict, these guys are about 20 years younger than you. Do you guys look up to Benedict?