variants
or look-up
: an act, process, or instance of looking something up (as in a reference work or listing)
dictionary lookups
a price look-up
looked up; looking up; looks up
1
: to cheer up
look up—things are not all bad
2
: to improve in prospects or conditions
business is looking up
1
: to search for in or as if in a reference work
look up an address
2
: to seek out especially for a brief visit
look me up when you're here
Synonyms
Examples of lookup in a Sentence
Verb
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up
Recent Examples on the Web
USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the Fannie Mae area median income lookup tool, the area median income for Benton County is $92,400; 80% of that is $73,920 and 50% is $46,200.
—Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2024
To see your sample ballot and polling location, visit the Kansas Secretary of State’s voter registration lookup and enter your first and last name and date of birth.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
After building their secret lookup scheme, the authors turned to the real-world goal of a private internet search, which is more complicated than pulling bits of information from a database, Wichs said.
—Madison Goldberg, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2024
Overall fiber in a food is easy to find on the nutrition label of a food or with a quick lookup on the USDA’s FoodData Central database.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 24 July 2023
The results are then compiled in a lookup table that the compiler uses to build the circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2023
The sample was supplemented with additional phone number lookups.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
For public schools in Chicago, scroll down to the next lookup.
—Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
The young women at Macy’s especially looked up to her as a trusted role model.
—Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
When the first slider arrived, Ellis looked up at Borzello, incredulous.
—Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Most people are looking up and capturing the beauty of the northern lights with amazing photos.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
And don't forget to go outside and look up, adds Steenburgh.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 May 2024
Some uses, like schoolwork, interacting with teammates or looking up health information, might be necessary.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
Desperate to reach Rau, Medlin grabbed him by the trapezoid muscle and squeezed so hard the wrestler looked up at him.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
For the most part, the people T-Pain looks up to have nothing to do with the music industry.
—Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Noun
Check for a state license lookup tool to see if a provider or setting has the appropriate license.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the Fannie Mae area median income lookup tool, the area median income for Benton County is $92,400; 80% of that is $73,920 and 50% is $46,200.
—Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2024
To see your sample ballot and polling location, visit the Kansas Secretary of State’s voter registration lookup and enter your first and last name and date of birth.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
After building their secret lookup scheme, the authors turned to the real-world goal of a private internet search, which is more complicated than pulling bits of information from a database, Wichs said.
—Madison Goldberg, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2024
Overall fiber in a food is easy to find on the nutrition label of a food or with a quick lookup on the USDA’s FoodData Central database.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 24 July 2023
The results are then compiled in a lookup table that the compiler uses to build the circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2023
The sample was supplemented with additional phone number lookups.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
For public schools in Chicago, scroll down to the next lookup.
—Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
Verb
On entrance, look up — light plays beautifully through the stained glass windows, casting shadows that rest peacefully around the stone arches.
—Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
The young women at Macy’s especially looked up to her as a trusted role model.
—Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
When the first slider arrived, Ellis looked up at Borzello, incredulous.
—Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Most people are looking up and capturing the beauty of the northern lights with amazing photos.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
And don't forget to go outside and look up, adds Steenburgh.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 May 2024
Some uses, like schoolwork, interacting with teammates or looking up health information, might be necessary.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
Desperate to reach Rau, Medlin grabbed him by the trapezoid muscle and squeezed so hard the wrestler looked up at him.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
For the most part, the people T-Pain looks up to have nothing to do with the music industry.
—Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 2 May 2024
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“Lookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lookup. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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lookup
1 of 2 noun
look·up
ˈlu̇k-ˌəp 
: the process or an instance of looking something up
especially
: the process of matching by computer the words of a text with material stored in memory
look up
2 of 2 verb
: to seek for or out
look up a word in the dictionary
look up a friend
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