look up

No — say "I looked it up in the dictionary.". pronoun objects must be placed between the verb and the particle.

Definition

phrasal verb. to search for information in a book, list, or online.

phrasal verb. to consult a reference source (book, database, website) in order to find specific information.

simple

“I look up new words in my dictionary.”

contextual

“She looked up the train times on her phone before leaving the house.”

complex

“During the lecture, he discreetly looked up the etymology of the term on his tablet.”

se/when the object is a pronoun it must come between verb and particle.

contrast with 'find out' (to discover a fact) and 'search for' (ongoing process); 'look up' implies using a specific reference.

I looked up it in the dictionary.

I looked it up in the dictionary.

pronoun objects must be placed between the verb and the particle.

Particles

up

Separability

separable

Pattern

look + up + object / look + object-pronoun + up