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verb

Definitions

1. To have better prospects.

   Example: Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents.

   Synonyms:get betterimprove

2. To obtain information about something from a source (chiefly textual sources) by reading or looking.

   Example: I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.

   Synonyms:consult

3. To track down or search for (someone that one used to know).

   Synonyms:searchtrack down