turn up
[verb]
Synonyms:
- arrive, appear, attend, come, put in an appearance, show one's face, show up (informal)
- find, dig up, disclose, discover, expose, reveal, unearth
- come to light, crop up (informal), pop up
- increase, amplify, boost, enhance, intensify, raise

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Related Idioms: come across, make one's appearance, put in an appearance
Related Words: see, uncover, unearth, track (down), appear, arrive, come, materialize, blow in, pop (in), punch in, roll (in), weigh in

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English Thesaurus: arrive, get, reach, come, turn up, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

turn up phrasal verb (see also turn)

1. turn something ↔ up to turn a switch on a machine such as an oven, radio etc so that it produces more heat, sound etc Antonym : turn down:
Turn the oven up to 220.
Turn up the radio!

2. to be found, especially by chance, after having been lost or searched for:
Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket.

3. to arrive at a place, especially in a way that is unexpected:
You can’t just turn up and expect a meal.
turn up late/early/on time etc
Steve turned up late, as usual.

4. if an opportunity or situation turns up, it happens, especially when you are not expecting it:
Don’t worry, I’m sure a job will turn up soon.

5. turn something ↔ up to find something by searching for it thoroughly:
The police investigation hasn’t turned up any new evidence.

6. turn something ↔ up British English to shorten a skirt, trousers etc by folding up the bottom and sewing it
⇒ turn up trumps at trump¹(4)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ˈturn-up noun [countable] British English

1. the bottom of a trouser leg that is folded up for decoration or to make it shorter Synonym : cuff American English

2. a turn-up for the book(s) informal an unexpected and surprising event:
Fancy you being in New York too. What a turn-up for the books!

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arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.
land if a plane or the passengers on it land, they arrive on the ground:
We finally landed at 2 a.m.
They watched the planes taking off and landing.

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land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses:
This is private land.
They moved to the country and bought some land.
farmland land that is used for farming:
The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland.
territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war:
His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory.
The army was advancing into enemy territory.
the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital:
The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend.
the school grounds
estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner:
The film is set on an English country estate.
arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

turn up
turn up (something)
to find something, usually after looking.
A three-hour search turned up no sign of a bomb.

Our first look at the records did not turn anything up.

to appear or come to your attention.
She said she'd let me know if anything new turned up.

Look who just turned up — my old friend Buzz Galbraith!

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn up something
turn up (something)
to find something, usually after looking.
A three-hour search turned up no sign of a bomb.

Our first look at the records did not turn anything up.

to appear or come to your attention.
She said she'd let me know if anything new turned up.

Look who just turned up — my old friend Buzz Galbraith!

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn up
1. to appear suddenly
The girls turned up when the party was almost over.

2. to be found, to be discovered
My wallet turned up in my jacket exactly where I had left it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn up
v.
1. To find; discover.
The police searched the house hoping to turn up more clues.
2. To appear or be found suddenly or unexpectedly.
The missing boy turned up an hour later.
A man without training works at whatever jobs turn up.
Compare: SHOW UP³.

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