Look up to meaning
Look up to is a phrasal verb that means to admire someone greatly and treat them as an example to follow.
- Past simple
- looked up to
- Past participle
- looked up to
- -ing form
- looking up to
What look up to means
B2
To admire someone greatly and treat them as an example to follow
He has always looked up to his older sister.
Similar phrasal verbs
With look: look after, look forward to, look out, look for, look into, look up.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does look up to mean?
To admire someone greatly and treat them as an example to follow.
What is the past tense of look up to?
Looked up to, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
