look up

verb

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.

   “We stayed up late to look up at the stars.”

2. To have better prospects.

   “Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents.”

3. To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.

   “The United States Supreme Court, for example, has decided that a book or a film can be banned if it arouses the prurient interests of the average person. Now prurient—I looked that up—it means having itching morbid or lewd and lascivious desires.”

   “"Why do you know about transgender stuff? Did you look it up because of me?" "Oh no. I find wanting to change forms totally normal. It never would've occurred to me."”

4. To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.

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

5. To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.

   “If you look up a bunch of random characters, there will probably be no results.”

6. To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.

   “Look me up next time you’re in town—if you can bring me some new ideas.”