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turn up

/tɜːrn ʌp/

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verb

/tɜːrn ʌp/B1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения прибытия или появления, а также для увеличения громкости, интенсивности или уровня чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate arriving or appearing, or to increase the volume, intensity, or level of something.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

  1. informal

    To arrive or appear somewhere, often unexpectedly or after being expected.

    ruПоявиться

    • He turned up late for the meeting.
    • She turned up at the party without an invitation.
    • The missing keys turned up under the sofa.

    Synonymsappeararrivecomematerializeshowshow upsurface

    Antonymsdepartdisappearleavevanish

  2. Increase volume or intensityinformal

    To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something.

    ruУвеличить громкость или интенсивность

    • Can you turn up the music? I love this song.
    • She turned up the heat because it was cold.
    • He turned up the brightness on his phone screen.

    Synonymsamplifyboostcrank upescalateincreaseintensifyraisestep up

    Antonymsdecreaselowerreduce

  3. Find or discoverinformal

    To find something that was lost or hidden.

    ruОбнаружить

    • The police turned up new evidence in the case.
    • I turned up an old photo album while cleaning the attic.
    • The investigation turned up some surprising facts.

    Synonymscome acrossdig updiscoverfindlocateuncoverunearth

    Antonymslosemisplacemissoverlook

Forms
  • turned up past participle
  • turned up past simple
  • turning up present participle
  • turns up third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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