LOOK UP Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase look up. (close relations)
Definition of LOOK UP
Best Alternative Words for LOOK UP
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browse | verbv | |||||||
noun • vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat • reading superficially or at random • the act of feeding by continual nibbling verb • shop around; not necessarily buying • feed as in a meadow or pasture • look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular • eat lightly, try different dishes | ||||||||
delve | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn up, loosen, or remove earth | ||||||||
examine | verbv | |||||||
verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect • question or examine thoroughly and closely • question closely • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | ||||||||
explore | verbv | |||||||
verb • inquire into • travel to or penetrate into • inquire into a subject in detail • examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes | ||||||||
inquire | verbv | |||||||
verb • address a question to and expect an answer from • have a wish or desire to know something • conduct an inquiry or investigation of | ||||||||
investigate | verbv | |||||||
verb • investigate scientifically • conduct an inquiry or investigation of | ||||||||
probe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities • a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities • an exploratory action or expedition • an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity verb • question or examine thoroughly and closely • examine physically with or as if with a probe | ||||||||
research | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • systematic investigation to establish facts • a search for knowledge verb • attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner • inquire into | ||||||||
scan | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region • an image produced by scanning verb • examine minutely or intensely • examine hastily • make a wide, sweeping search of • conform to a metrical pattern • move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image • read metrically • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources | ||||||||
scrutinize | verbv | |||||||
verb • to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail • examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | ||||||||
search | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone • an investigation seeking answers • an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property • the examination of alternative hypotheses • boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas verb • try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of • search or seek • inquire into • subject to a search | ||||||||
consult | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or ask advice from • seek information from • have a conference in order to talk something over • advise professionally | ||||||||
refer | verbv | |||||||
verb • make reference to • be relevant to • think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another • send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision • seek information from • have as a meaning • use a name to designate |