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look up vs look out

The phrases 'look up' and 'look out' have different meanings and are not interchangeable. 'Look up' means to search for information or to improve one's mood, while 'look out' means to be cautious or watchful for potential danger.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 690 views

look up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

It means to search for information or to improve one's mood. It can also refer to physically looking upward.

Examples:

I need to look up the meaning of this word.
When you're feeling down, try to look up and find something positive.
Look up at the stars in the night sky.
She looked up the address in the phone book.
Let's look up the opening hours of the museum.

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No, I had Cho look up her address.
I need you to look up arson cases in Fredericksburg.
Good, get her to look up previous assaults.
You can look up the marriage certificate online.
Please look up a number for me
Okay, look up large mud huts.
There's somebody I need to look up.
Dean, look up Edward Durbin II.
I found the chapter Katrina told us to look up.
Anybody can look up a flight plan online.
Went to look up old World War II buddies or something.
You just told me to look up an old case.
Okay, so I need to look up the date...
When you get to Stanton, look up Barney.
We got to look up the specs on the windmill.
Listen, I'm sending you some symbols to look up.
No, look up where rainbows end.
He'll have to look up the prescription.
Some inflorescences look up, others are hanging.
Please look up Tolle and DBT radical acceptance.

Alternatives:

search for
research
check out
consult
browse

look out

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

It means to be cautious or watchful for potential danger. It is often used as a warning to be careful.

Examples:

Look out for cars when you cross the street.
Look out! There's a snake on the path.
You need to look out for signs of trouble.
Look out for any suspicious behavior.
Look out for falling rocks.

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They couldn't look out of their own apartments.
Grandfather says you should look out the window at the premium countryside.
Just look out of the window and there it is.
Okay, someone should look out the hole.
I remember seeing him look out the window.
He says we should look out the window.
We have windows that we can look out of and actually see the sky.
You can come in from the cold and look out.
When I look out... I feel better somehow.
Meaning look out, or get ready.
All right, look out, get back.
Take a look out the window.
Those of you in the splash zone, look out.
I sit by the window and look out completely in vain.
John, come and have a look out this fabulous picture window.
Girls, seriously, look out.
Now, some of the questions might be wacky, so look out.
Rand Paul and Andy Guzman had better look out.
Amy, come look out this window with me.
But you didn't even look out the window.

Alternatives:

be careful
watch out
be on the lookout
be vigilant
be wary

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