look up

buscar, consultar

Buscar un dato consultando un libro, una página web u otra fuente.

En inglés sencillo: To find information by checking a book, website, or other source.

• Look up the new word.
• I looked her phone number up online.
• Have you looked up the opening times?

Cómo se usa: look something up (I looked the address up before leaving.); look something up in/on something (Look the word up in a dictionary.)

Sinónimos: check, search for

Expresiones frecuentes: look up something, look something up

mirar hacia arriba, levantar la vista

Dirigir la mirada hacia algo que está más alto.

En inglés sencillo: To turn your eyes toward something above you.

• Look up at the birds.
• He looked up when he heard his name.
• I was looking up at the sky.

Cómo se usa: look up at something (She looked up at the ceiling.)

Sinónimos: raise your eyes

Antónimos: look down

Expresiones frecuentes: look up at something, look up suddenly

mejorar

Mejorar una situación o parecer más probable que salga bien.

En inglés sencillo: If things do this, they become better or seem more likely to go well.

• Things are starting to look up.
• Business looked up after we moved to a larger shop.
• With three new customers, our prospects are looking up.

Sinónimos: improve, get better

Antónimos: worsen

Expresiones frecuentes: things look up, look up again

visitar, contactar

Contactar o visitar a alguien que conocías, especialmente si estás cerca de donde vive.

En inglés sencillo: To contact or visit someone you knew before, especially when you are near their home.

• Look me up when you visit.
• I looked up an old friend while in London.
• She plans to look her former teacher up next summer.

Cómo se usa: look someone up (Look me up if you’re ever in Berlin.)

Sinónimos: visit, get in touch with

Expresiones frecuentes: look up someone, look someone up