turn up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar chegada ou aparecimento, bem como aumento de volume, intensidade ou nível de algo.

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

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. informal

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

   Aparecer

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

   Sinônimosappeararrivecomematerializeshowshow upsurface

   Antônimosdepartdisappearleavevanish

2. Increase volume or intensityinformal

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

   Aumentar o volume ou a intensidade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosamplifyboostcrank upescalateincreaseintensifyraisestep up

   Antônimosdecreaselowerreduce

3. Find or discoverinformal

   To find something that was lost or hidden.

   Encontrar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscome acrossdig updiscoverfindlocateuncoverunearth

   Antônimoslosemisplacemissoverlook

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