Dictionary

turn up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of turn-up.
   alt of turn-up

Forms

Deriveds

turn up for the book

turn up en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (copulative, intransitive) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
   • I don't like people turning up without an appointment.
   • For several months, no additional evidence was discovered. And then in July 2002, something turned up at an unusual location. 2026 August 23, Aniket Chaughule, “Christopher Thompkins Vanished From a Georgia Survey Site in 2002. His Coworkers Were Only 50 Feet Away”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2026:
   • Highly providential was the appearance on the scene of Corny Kelleher when Stephen was blissfully unconscious but for that man in the gap turning up at the eleventh hour the finis might have been that he might have been a candidate for the accident ward […] 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[[Episode 16]]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
   • I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
   • Is this your t-shirt that turned up in my drawer?
2. (transitive) To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc.
   • I spent hours in the archives, but couldn't turn up anything on the alleged criminal.
3. (transitive) To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
   • Turn the rhythm up, don't you wanna just Come along for the ride? 2023 May 25, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, “Dance the Night”, in Barbie the Album, performed by Dua Lipa:
   • Turn up the radio and sing along.
4. (transitive) To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc., upwards.
   • He turned up his collar against the cold.
5. (transitive) To belay or make fast (a line on a cleat or pin).
   • Turn up the main halyard.
6. (intransitive, slang) To party hard, especially when involving alcohol or drugs.
   • We're going to turn up at the concert tonight.
7. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To acquit.
   • Thirty-six were cast for death, and only one was ‘topped’ (hanged), the very one that expected to be ‘turned up’ (acquitted) for highway robbery. 1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861:
8. (UK, slang, transitive) To sicken.
   • '[…] fair turned me up.' 'You get used to these things, lad,' Inspector Moss said as they trudged heavy-footed up the stairs. 'Though I know what you mean. The first time I saw a dead woman my stomach turned over. […]' 1982, Julian Symons, The Detling Murders, page 117:

Forms

Antonyms

turn down (antonym(s) of “increase”)

Deriveds

turn it up · turnt up · turn up one's nose · a bad penny always turns up · turn up missing · turn up the volume on · turn up trumps · turn up the heat · turn up one's toes

Hypernyms

turn

Translations (65)

de auftauchen (to appear unexpectedly) · de hochschlagen (reposition) · bg появявам се (to appear unexpectedly) · pt arrebitar (reposition) · it alzare (reposition) · es subir (increase volume etc.) · hu felbukkan (to appear unexpectedly) · pl podgłaśniać (increase volume etc.) · ru де́лать громче (increase volume etc.) · es doblar (reposition) · hu nagyobbra tesz/vesz (increase volume etc.) · bg показвам се (to appear unexpectedly) · fi nostaa (reposition) · it apparire (to appear unexpectedly) · ia reverter (reposition) · ro apărea (to appear unexpectedly) · ru объявляться (to appear unexpectedly) · hu felerősít (increase volume etc.) · fr arriver (to appear unexpectedly) · hu előbukkan (to appear unexpectedly) · bg увеличавам (increase volume etc.) · ia plicar (reposition) · wa fé aler pus foirt (increase volume etc.) · pt aumentar o volume (de) (increase volume etc.) · it trovare (to appear unexpectedly) · hu felhajt (reposition) · ia girar (reposition) · pl podgłośnić (increase volume etc.) · de festmachen (belay (nautical)) · hu felhangosít (increase volume etc.) · hu feljebb vesz (increase volume etc.) · wa ritrossî (reposition) · de aufstellen (reposition) · fi nostaa (increase volume etc.) · it saltare fuori (to appear unexpectedly) · es dar vuelta (reposition) · wa trossî (reposition) · ru поднима́ть (reposition) · fi kääntää (reposition) · de hochklappen (reposition) · sv höja (increase volume etc.) · de belegen (belay (nautical)) · it aumentare (increase volume etc.) · ru находи́ться (to appear unexpectedly) · wa ritourner (reposition) · wa aspiter (to appear unexpectedly) · it tirare su (reposition) · de aufdrehen (increase volume etc.) · fi putkahtaa (to appear unexpectedly) · de aufkreuzen (to appear unexpectedly) · sh pojačavati (increase volume etc.) · it presentarsi (to appear unexpectedly) · fr se pointer (to appear unexpectedly) · ia apparer (to appear unexpectedly) · pt virar/dobrar (para cima) (reposition) · ia augmentar le volumine (de) (increase volume etc.) · es aparecer (to appear unexpectedly) · ru выше (increase volume etc.) · sv dyka upp (to appear unexpectedly) · pt aparecer (to appear unexpectedly) · fi ilmaantua (to appear unexpectedly) · sv vrida upp volymen (increase volume etc.) · hu előkerül (to appear unexpectedly) · it alzare (increase volume etc.) · sh pojačati (increase volume etc.)