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Princeton's WordNet

  1. come on, come out, turn up, surface, show upverb

    appear or become visible; make a showing

    "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

  2. fold, fold up, turn upverb

    bend or lay so that one part covers the other

    "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

  3. locate, turn upverb

    discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

    "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

  4. prove, turn out, turn upverb

    be shown or be found to be

    "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

  5. excavate, dig up, turn upverb

    find by digging in the ground

    "I dug up an old box in the garden"

Wiktionary

  1. turn upnoun

    A stroke of good luck.

  2. turn upverb

    To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

  3. turn upverb

    To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

  4. turn upverb

    To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.

  5. turn upverb

    To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.

Wikipedia

  1. Turn Up

    Partymobile is the third studio album by Canadian singer PartyNextDoor. It was released on March 27, 2020, by OVO Sound and Warner Records.

ChatGPT

  1. turn up

    "Turn up" is a colloquially used phrase with several meanings. It can mean to arrive or make an appearance somewhere. It is also a term used to mean increasing the volume or power of something, as in 'turn up the music'. In informal situations, it can mean to engage in celebratory behavior, particularly in a party setting. Lastly, it can also refer to when something appears or is found unexpectedly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of turn up in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Miyanda:

    They would write Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram's full name) on their trouser legs in marker or the back of their shirts, you had to turn up your trousers with the marker on to show that you are a member.

  2. David Thompson:

    It does all pay off and it does have an effect. If they are going to feel sharper and turn up to an event a bit more confident, that's going to have a bigger effect at the end, there are lots of links and crossovers that we try and carry between the two( sides). It's getting a good response from the guys as well.

  3. Jamie Oliver:

    I think that really, really annoys him, book sales are about having a deep trusted relationship with the public. I really write my books. I don't just turn up for the front cover. I write every word, every letter and I oversee every bit of design. You can sell a few books by luck or a moment ... but not 15 years and 37million books. That's not luck.

  4. Joseph Pollini:

    Papers get stuffed in desk drawers, they get thrown in the basement when a precinct is remodeled, they turn up in unusual spots.

  5. Susan Kang:

    The question is which issues are going to be the most important to the voters that turn up on primary day.


Translations for turn up

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  • دُرArabic
  • увеличавам, показвам се, появявам сеBulgarian
  • dar vuelta, subir, aparecer, doblarSpanish
  • apparer, reverterInterlingua
  • aparecerPortuguese
  • apăreaRomanian
  • выше, находиться, делать, громче, объявляться, подниматьRussian
  • höja, vrida upp volymen, dyka uppSwedish
  • வரை திரும்பTamil
  • vặn to lênVietnamese
  • aspiter, fé aler pus foirt, trossî, ritrossî, ritournerWalloon
  • 到场Chinese

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