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Definition of Look up to
1. Verb. Feel admiration for.
Generic synonyms: Esteem, Prise, Prize, Respect, Value
Specialized synonyms: Envy
Derivative terms: Admiration, Admirer, Admirer, Admirer
Antonyms: Look Down On
Definition of Look up to
1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To show respect or admiration for. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Look Up To
Literary usage of Look up to
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1884)
"But what was there to look up to? There was the dream-princess,— he might have
looked up to her, for she had seemed to him like some holy spirit descended ..."
2. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1890)
"... the Distressed Sittuation of the Inhabitants Causes me to Urge for Asistance,
More than I Could Wish for to do, But the A11 ways Look Up to yuo As thier ..."
3. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"See ACOSTA, CIEZA, GOMARA, &c. when they were in fear, they would touch the Earth
and look up to the Sun. They worshipped also the dead bodies of their ..."
4. The Soul of America: A Constructive Essay in the Sociology of Religion by Stanton Coit (1914)
"Where the Poor do not look up to the Rich The first is the universal attitude of
the American poor to the rich. While in all other great historic nations, ..."
5. Music (1897)
"If you want music for your own and music's sake—look up to Bach. * * * If you
want music which is as absolutely full of meaning as an egg is full of ..."
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