Meaning of phrasal verb look up in English

look up

(informal) to become better

At last things were beginning to look up.

look up (from something)

to raise your eyes when you are looking down at something

She looked up from her book as I entered the room.

She looked up at me sharply when I said that.

look somebody up

[no passive] to visit or make contact with somebody, especially when you have not seen them for a long time

Do look me up the next time you're in London.

look something up

to look for information in a dictionary or reference book, or by using a computer

Can you look up the opening times on the website?

I looked it up in the dictionary.