Phrasal verb LOOK UP (SOMETHING)

LOOK UP (SOMETHING)

To look up something (or look something up) is to try and find a piece of information in a book (such as a dictionary, directory, thesaurus or encyclopaedia), or by using a computer.

Examples of use:

1. I’m looking up information about phrasal verbs.
2. Look up the meaning of new English words in your dictionary.
3. I looked up her telephone number in the telephone directory.
4. Q. What are you doing ?

A. I’m looking up the population of Brazil for my geography project.