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Sometimes, while browsing the internet, you'll come across words you don't understand or subjects you want to learn more about. The Look Up menu provides links to several options: Apple's dictionary, other dictionaries, Siri-suggested websites, Wikipedia, the App Store, and more. Let's go over looking up words on iPhone with the Look Up feature.
Why You'll Love This Tip:
- Quickly check the definition of words or phrases with just a few taps.
- Easily find websites or apps related to specific words.
How to Use the Look Up Feature on iPhone
System Requirements
This tip works on iPhones running iOS 16 or later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
Look Up is a feature on your iPhone that allows you to easily look up the definition of words, as well as find related websites or apps. You can even use Look Up as a free thesaurus app, or use the Look Up feature in Safari to find additional references to a word or phrase on the internet. Here's how to Look Up a word or phrases on your iPhone:
- Anywhere where you can select text, tap and hold to highlight the text.
![iphone safari displaying a webpage with a red box around the word emoji]()
- You may need to tap the highlighted word(s).
![iphone safari displaying a webpage and the word emojis highlighted in blue, with a red box around the highlighted word]()
- Above the word or phrase, a horizontal menu will appear. Tap the arrow to the right.
![iphone safari displaying a webpage and the word emojis highlighted in blue displaying a context menu and a red box around the right arrow]()
- Tap Look Up.
![iphone safari displaying a webpage and the word emojis highlighted in blue displaying a context menu and a red box around look up]()
- The results will appear in a pop-up. Usually, you will see a dictionary definition of the word(s). Pull up on the window to see more results.
![iphone safari displaying a webpage and the look up menu with a red box around the dictionary definition of emoji and a red arrow pointing upward, indicating that the user can scroll up]()
- Depending on what text you selected, you'll see various results from different websites and apps.
![iphone safari dispaying the look up menu with various web and app results for the word emoji]()
That's how to use the Look Up feature on your iPhone. While I demonstrated this feature in Safari, it can be used anywhere where you can select text. Next, find out how to search for words on a page in Safari.
