Turn-up Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of turn up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

turn up

 phrasal verbphrasal verb jump to other resultsPhrasal Verbs

turn up

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1. 1to be found, especially by chance, after being lost Don't worry about the letter—I'm sure it'll turn up.

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2. 2(of a person) to arrive We arranged to meet at 7:30, but she never turned up.
3. 3(of an opportunity) to happen, especially by chance He's still hoping something (= for example, a job or a piece of luck) will turn up.

turn somethingup

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1. 1to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment Could you turn the TV up? + adj. The music was turned up loud.
2. 2to find something Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing.

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Other results

All matches

• come up/turn up trumps
• turn up like a bad penny
• turn your nose up at something

Idioms

• come up/turn up trumps
• turn up like a bad penny
• turn your nose up at something

Nearby words

• turntablism noun
• turn to phrasal verb
• turn up phrasal verb
• turpentine noun
• turpitude noun