Translation guide
The act of searching for information in a reference source, such as a dictionary, database, or online resource. Also used for looking upward or improving.
To look up a word, fact, or piece of information in a dictionary, book, or online.
To direct one's gaze or face upward.
To describe a situation that is becoming more positive or hopeful.
General verb for looking up or investigating information. Can be used for dictionaries, the internet, books, etc.
単語の意味を辞書で調べた。
I looked up the meaning of the word in the dictionary.
インターネットで調べてみて。
Try looking it up on the internet.
Specifically used for looking up words in a dictionary. Often used with 辞書 (dictionary).
知らない単語を辞書で引いた。
I looked up the unknown word in the dictionary.
電子辞書で引く方が早い。
It's faster to look it up in an electronic dictionary.
To search (online or in a database). More formal than 調べる, often used for web searches.
グーグルで検索した。
I looked it up on Google.
データベースを検索する。
Search the database.
Casual way to say 'look it up' or 'check' in a dictionary or online. Often used with 辞書で or ネットで.
To look up at something above. Transitive verb.
彼は星空を見上げた。
He looked up at the starry sky.
子供が私を見上げて微笑んだ。
The child looked up at me and smiled.
To turn one's face upward. Often used for looking up from a downward position.
上を向いて歩こう。
Let's walk looking up.
彼は上を向いて考えた。
He looked up and thought.
To look up, to improve, to pick up (economy, mood, etc.). Intransitive verb.
景気が上向いてきた。
The economy is looking up.
彼の運勢は上向きだ。
His luck is looking up.
General phrase for 'getting better'. Can be used for situations, health, etc.
状況は良くなっている。
The situation is looking up.