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Traducción & Definición
to look up (a name, some information): buscar (un nombre, información)
I didn't have any information about Napoleon, so I looked him up at the library. No tenía ninguna información sobre Napoleón, entonces la busqué en la biblioteca.
to look up to (one's sister): admirar (a su hermana)
to look up: mirar hacia arriba, levantar la vista
Ejemplos
- "Hannah : Ok, look up "Geek"."
- "I remind you that the previous cleaner you sent us was caught stealing the office plants, the one before her was discovered hiding under the desk of our marketing director, trying to look up her skirt, and the gentleman before that had to be brought down from the roof by the police."
Ejercicio 1
Fill in the blanks below with either up or down.
Luna: Do you have the number for the 'Save the Whales' charity?
Trey: No I don't, but you can look it in the phone book.
Luna: If I read it out loud, will you write it ?
Trey: Why do you want their number anyway, Luna?
Luna: I want to quit my job and go to Norway to save the whales.
Trey: Do you know anything about whales?
Luna: Well, I have been reading about them.
Trey: I ate whale meat once. It was really tasty.
Luna: I think I am going to throw .
Luna: Do you have the number for the 'Save the Whales' charity?
Trey: No I don't, but you can look it in the phone book.
Luna: If I read it out loud, will you write it ?
Trey: Why do you want their number anyway, Luna?
Luna: I want to quit my job and go to Norway to save the whales.
Trey: Do you know anything about whales?
Luna: Well, I have been reading about them.
Trey: I ate whale meat once. It was really tasty.
Luna: I think I am going to throw .
Fill in the blanks below with either up or down.
Luna: Do you have the number for the 'Save the Whales' charity?
Trey: No I don't, but you can look it up 1 in the phone book.
Luna: If I read it out loud, will you write it down 2?
Trey: Why do you want their number anyway, Luna?
Luna: I want to quit my job and go to Norway to save the whales.
Trey: Do you know anything about whales?
Luna: Well, I have been reading up 3 about them.
Trey: I ate whale meat once. It was really tasty.
Luna: I think I am going to throw up 4.
Luna: Do you have the number for the 'Save the Whales' charity?
Trey: No I don't, but you can look it up 1 in the phone book.
Luna: If I read it out loud, will you write it down 2?
Trey: Why do you want their number anyway, Luna?
Luna: I want to quit my job and go to Norway to save the whales.
Trey: Do you know anything about whales?
Luna: Well, I have been reading up 3 about them.
Trey: I ate whale meat once. It was really tasty.
Luna: I think I am going to throw up 4.
1 up: To 'look (something) up' describes the act of retrieving information from a database, directory or reference book. Trey tells Luna to find the number from the telephone directory. Although this use of the post position 'up' doesn't necessarily relate to any of the principal uses of 'up', 'to look up' is one of the most common phrasal verbs in English, and should be memorized.
2 down: To 'write (something) down' describes the act of writing something (on a piece of paper). Here Luna is asking Trey to write a telephone number on a piece of paper for her. 'Down' is often used with verbs to indicate the act or transferring information to paper. Other examples are to 'take down', to 'jot down', and to 'note down'.
3 up: To 'read up (on or about something)' describes the act of researching a subject. When Trey asks Luna if she knows anything about whales, she replies that she has been 'reading up', about them, meaning that she has been learning about them from a book or perhaps the Internet.
4 up: To 'throw up' is a phrasal verb synonymous with 'to vomit'. The post position 'up' indicates the notion of movement from a lower location to a higher one.
Ejercicio 2
Brian "looks through" his diary while leaving a message for Charlie.
Which of the following things can be "looked through"?
There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following things can be "looked through"?
There may be more than one correct answer!
Brian "looks through" his diary while leaving a message for Charlie.
Which of the following things can be "looked through"?
There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following things can be "looked through"?
There may be more than one correct answer!
A film cannot be "looked through". In general, we don't use the verb "to look" with films or television. It is much more natural to say "to watch". For example: "I watched an interesting documentary on television last night".
It is impossible "to look through" a word in a dictionary. However it is possible "to look through" a dictionary or "to look up" a word in a dictionary. "To look up" means to search for and find, usually in some sort of reference book. For example: "I looked up her number in the telephone directory".
"To look through" a window has the same meaning as "to look out of" a window. For example: "My neighbours keep looking through the window at me".
"To look through" a magazine means to read a magazine in a casual way. For example: "I looked through a magazine to pass the time in the doctor's waiting room".
Ejercicio 3
"while you look that up, I'm going to find some breath mints..."
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) "to look up" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) "to look up" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
"while you look that up, I'm going to find some breath mints..."
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) "to look up" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) "to look up" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
This sentence uses the verb "to look up" correctly, and in the same way as it is used in the dialogue. In this context, "to look something up" is to find out more information about it. Example: "The internet is great for looking up obscure facts".
This sentence is grammatically incorrect. It should read "could you look OVER this report...". To "look over" some writing is to check it.
The verb "to look up" is used correctly in this sentence. Here, the term means literally "to lift one's eyes". It is the opposite of "to look down (at the ground)". Another example: "You'll go blind if you look up at the sun".
"Look up" is used correctly here. To "look up to someone" is to "idolise" or "admire" them. Another example: "Lucy always looked up to her older sisters".
Ejercicio 4
Hannah and Icarus use the term geek. Why?
Hannah and Icarus use the term geek. Why?
This is incorrect. A "password" is a secret combination of words and/or numbers that allows access to a multi-user network. Example: To access your online account, please enter your username and PASSWORD. "Passwords" are not mentioned in the dialogue.
This is incorrect. Nobody mentions websites (or other sources of information) that can be used as alternatives to Stickypedia.
The term "geek" often describes someone who is highly skilled with computers and technology (but less skilled socially!). Although this term is probably not chosen completely at random by Hannah (she would like to imply that Icarus a "geek"!), the main purpose of this term is to provide a word to search for on Stickypedia. Note: the term "geek" is not usually used as a compliment in English!
This is correct. Because Hannah doubts the quality of Stickypedia, Icarus proposes a demonstration. He asks Hannah for "a word to search for" in order to "put Stickypedia to the test" (test Stickypedia's capabilities). Hannah says, "look up "geek"". "To look up" means to search for an item of information (often in a reference book). Example: Dictionaries are useful for LOOKING UP the meaning of words.
Ejercicio 5
Kevin and Luna are on the ground floor.
Kevin: Hey Luna, I think the bar is in the basement, so let’s go the stairs for a drink.
Luna: Actually I think it's on the roof. Let's take the elevator to the top floor.
7 hours later
Kevin: That was really fun! We should do it again soon. Why don’t you write my number?
Luna: It’s ok, I’ll look it on the internet!
Kevin: Great. Next time I hope we find the bar.
Kevin: Hey Luna, I think the bar is in the basement, so let’s go the stairs for a drink.
Luna: Actually I think it's on the roof. Let's take the elevator to the top floor.
7 hours later
Kevin: That was really fun! We should do it again soon. Why don’t you write my number?
Luna: It’s ok, I’ll look it on the internet!
Kevin: Great. Next time I hope we find the bar.
Kevin and Luna are on the ground floor.
Kevin: Hey Luna, I think the bar is in the basement, so let’s go down 1 the stairs for a drink.
Luna: Actually I think it's on the roof. Let's take the elevator up 2 to the top floor.
7 hours later
Kevin: That was really fun! We should do it again soon. Why don’t you write down 3 my number?
Luna: It’s ok, I’ll look it up 4 on the internet!
Kevin: Great. Next time I hope we find the bar.
Kevin: Hey Luna, I think the bar is in the basement, so let’s go down 1 the stairs for a drink.
Luna: Actually I think it's on the roof. Let's take the elevator up 2 to the top floor.
7 hours later
Kevin: That was really fun! We should do it again soon. Why don’t you write down 3 my number?
Luna: It’s ok, I’ll look it up 4 on the internet!
Kevin: Great. Next time I hope we find the bar.
1 down: ‘Down’ is the correct answer here. It makes sense here because by saying that the bar is in the basement, he is implying that it is on a lower floor.
1 up: The fact that Kevin is referring to a basement implies that they are already on a higher level.
2 up: We know that ‘up’ is the correct answer here because Luna implies that they need to take the elevator to the top floor. ‘Up’ here is used in one of its primary senses: to indicate movement towards an elevated position or to the top of a place.
2 down: Luna is already implying that they are on a lower floor, therefore they have to go ‘up’ to reach the top floor.
3 down: To 'write (something) ‘down' describes the act of writing something (on a piece of paper). Here Kevin is asking Luna to write a telephone number on a piece of paper for him. 'Down' is often used to with verbs to indicate the act or transferring information to paper. Other examples are to 'take down' or to 'jot down'.
3 up: Although the expression 'to write something up' does exist, it does not make sense in this construction. To 'write something up' means to write a full, neat version of something that was previously written in note form. 'To write up' is also used idiomatically to describe the act of giving an infraction (such as a traffic ticket) to someone.
4 up: To 'look (something) up' describes the act of retrieving information from a database, directory or reference book. Luna tells Kevin she will find the number using the internet. Although this use of the post position 'up' doesn't necessarily relate to any of the principal uses of 'up', 'to look up' is one of the most common phrasal verbs in English, and should be memorized.
4 down: The expression to 'look something down' does not exist in English.
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