look up to
look up to verb: to show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
Verb
look up to (third-person singular simple present looks up to, present participle looking up to, simple past and past participle looked up to)
- To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
- A boy should look up to his father.
- Synonyms:
- respect, idolize, esteem, honor, lay store by, prize, hallow, put store by, put store in, rate
- Antonyms:
- look down on
look up to meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
look up to in Tamil
- ஏறிடு
look up to in Malayalam
- think highly of, admire, have a high opinion of
- ബഹുമാനിക്കുക, ബഹുമാനത്തോടെ കാണുക, മതിക്കുക, അഭിനന്ദിക്കുക, ആരാധിക്കുക, ആദരിക്കുക
look up to in Kannada
- ಗೌರವಿಸು, ಪೂಜ್ಯಭಾವದಿಂದ ನೋಡು
Synonyms of look up to
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Forms of look up to
| third-person singular present | looks up to |
|---|---|
| present participle | looking up to |
| past participle | looked up to |
| past | looked up to |
Questions about look up to
- What does look up to mean?
- Look up to means to show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
- What is look up to in Tamil?
- Look up to in Tamil is ஏறிடு. See Look up to meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is look up to?
- Look up to is a verb.
- What is the past tense of look up to?
- The past tense of look up to is looked up to.
Words near look up to in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: look up to (page history and authors); look up to (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); look up to (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); look up to (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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