Look up to
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Definition
To admire or respect someone
Example sentence
She looks up to her mentor.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: look up to + person
- look up to your parents
- look up to your teacher
- look up to your boss
- look up to a role model
- look up to someone you admire
- really look up to someone
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
He looks up to his parents. ✅ (Correct)
He looks his parents up to. ❌ (Incorrect)