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looked up to

Date: Oct 29 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I looked up to my parents growing up; as far as models, I think that Christy Turlington is awesome.”
- Kim Smith, model, talking about important people in her life.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

respect, admire, revere; use as an example, follow, use as a role model

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use “look up to” to describe the way you feel about people in your life who are a good example for you. For example, if you love the game of basketball, you might look up to to Michael Jordan, because he is one of the best basketball players of all time. He would be a good role model for you, because you could learn a lot from him. Other people that are often looked up to are parents, grandparents, teachers, older brothers/sisters and anyone else who is successful in whatever it is that they do.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””I’ve always looked up to my grandfather. He is a great man. He fought in World War II and then came home and started a company which has become very successful.”“

””There are a lot of people I look up to, but the person who has had the biggest impact on my life is my mother. She has always been there for me when I needed her.”“

””I used to look up to Kobe Bryant, but now it doesn’t seem like he’s a good person. He’s really let a lot of people down.”“

””I think one of the best people to look up to is Bill Gates. He’s the wealthiest man in the world, and he does a lot of good things with his money.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

To look up to: to respect, revere, honor, pay hour to someone. Example: Not a day passes without my thinking of my mom. She is the one i love best in my life. I look up to her because she has taken care of me since I was born.
by Bang Luu (Saigon, Vietnam)
respect, listen carefully and follow
by Inhee (Seoul, Korea)
Look up to- means to watch or to observe something as an example.
by joao (Santo Andre, Brazil)
I guess it means following an example of somebody.
by chunhui (China)
it means admire and want to be same.
by Yonghong (Huizhou, China)
I guess “Looked up to” means an inspiration to someone like an idol. Everybody needs someone to look up to and normaly parents or someone who is famous became this inspiration, like a model of life.
by Sueli (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
look up to means someone was admired by others. e.g. I look up to teachers because they have lots of knowledge.
by Eunice (hong kong, China)
I guess ‘look up to” means respect, show great regard or feel thankful to someone whom have been gave helps.
by Mary (DongGuan, China)
to praise someone or to think that person has good ability or good behaviour so you look up to him/her.
by Noot (Bkk, Thailand)
Example. I always look up to my uncle.
by Big (New York, USA)
want to be same as someone; or follow someone’s expecting.
by Pingsen (Taipei, Taiwan)
“look up to” means to admire, respect, I looked up to the scientists.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
To admire or respect someone
by Kristina (Glendale, LA)
look up to somebody means admire or respect somebody.
by reza (Tehran, Iran)
Respect, Admire
by Chi Lok (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
to admire something or someone.
by lizbeth (Puebla, Mexico)
admire
by mike (Taitung, Taiwan)
admire
by Atefeh (Rasht, Iran)
I guess the means of “look up to” is respect.
by hongbo (Yantai, China)
Look up to somebody stand for Respect somebody.
by Doris (Shanghai, China)
I think look up to means respect somebody, hold the esteem to her parents.
by hai (Beijing, China)
respect and love very much
by anne (Jiangmen, China)
I think it means respect someone.
by Hyeaja (Seoul, South Korea)
Looked up to means to respect the conduct
by Lima Filho (Recife, Brazil)
To revere or to show respect to someone or something.
by Vicky (Shunde, China)
she growing up under her parents understanding and respect.
by li (Quanzhou, China)
Looked Up to: Means someone who is expected to become the type which her/his parents want.
by Rose (Taipei, Taiwan)
I think this mean she leads her life according her parents’.
by Tracy (Hong Kong, China)
she means she admires her parents. She thinks they are wonderful.
by Wilber (San Salvador, El Salvador)
appreciate somebody or a kind of expression for thanks.
by kevin (Guangdong, China)
look up to somebody as a model means to respect somebody
by lucia (Hong Kong, China)
pay respect to somebody
by siriporn (Bangkok, Thailand)