looking up to
looking up to is the present participle and gerund of look up to.
Meaning of look up to
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
Questions about looking up to
- What is looking up to the present participle and gerund of?
- Looking up to is the present participle and gerund of look up to.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: looking up to (page history and authors); look up to (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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