turn up

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar la llegada o aparición de alguien o algo, así como para aumentar el volumen, la intensidad o el nivel de algo.

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

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. informal

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

   aparecer, presentarse

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

   Sinónimosappeararrivecomematerializeshowshow upsurface

   Antónimosdepartdisappearleavevanish

2. Increase volume or intensityinformal

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

   Subir el volumen o la intensidad

   • 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.

   Sinónimosamplifyboostcrank upescalateincreaseintensifyraisestep up

   Antónimosdecreaselowerreduce

3. Find or discoverinformal

   To find something that was lost or hidden.

   encontrar o descubrir

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscome acrossdig updiscoverfindlocateuncoverunearth

   Antónimoslosemisplacemissoverlook

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