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- [loo k-uhp]
- /ˈlʊkˌʌp/
- /ˈlʊkəp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo k-uhp]
- /ˈlʊkˌʌp/
Definitions of lookup word
- noun lookup an act or instance of looking something up, as information in a reference book or an online database. 1
- noun lookup The action of or a facility for systematic electronic information retrieval. 1
- noun lookup An attempt to retrieve data. 0
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Origin of lookup
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50 for an earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase look up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lookup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lookup popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lookup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with lookup
- who is lookup?
- what bank has routing number lookup?
- how to lookup a phone number?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with l
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