look up |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | - |
| Source domains: | moving upwards |
| Particles: | up |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | look |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | 1. to try to find information in a book or on a computer 2. to raise your eyes when you are looking down at something | Examples: |
1) I looked up the word in a dictionary. I looked up the video on YouTube. 2) She did not look up when he came in. He looked up; all eyes were on him. |
Motivation: |
UP is positive verticality. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
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