Turn up - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈtərn ˌəp|  American pronunciation of the word turn up
Brit.  |ˈtɜːnʌp|  British pronunciation of the word turn up

verb

- appear or become visible; make a showing (syn: come on, come out, show up, surface)
- bend or lay so that one part covers the other (syn: fold, fold up)
turn up your collar
- discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining (syn: locate)
- be shown or be found to be (syn: prove, turn out)
- find by digging in the ground (syn: dig up, excavate)

Extra examples

He turned up missing at roll call.

...my missing car keys turned up just in time...

...when do you think our guests will turn up?...

Are you cold? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like.

What a debacle. Next thing he knew, one of the patients would turn up dead.

Turn down the treble on the radio and turn up the bass.

Could you turn up the heater, I'm cold.

Two of the competitors failed to turn up for the race.

It would be irresponsible not to turn up for work without calling.

'I bet you £20 he won't turn up.' 'You're on!'

He didn't turn up? What a dirty trick!

Turn up the radio!

You can't just turn up and expect a meal.

Don't worry, I'm sure a job will turn up soon.

Turn up the radio.

Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×