TURN UP


Meaning of TURN UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1563

transitive verb

1. : find , discover

2. : to raise or increase by or as if by turning a control

turn up the volume on the radio

3. British

a. : to look up (as a word or fact) in a book

b. : to refer to or consult (a book)

4. : to turn (a card) face upward

intransitive verb

1. : to appear or come to light unexpectedly or after being lost

new evidence has turned up

2.

a.

(1) : to turn out to be

he turned up missing at roll call

(2) : appear 4

her name is always turning up in the newspapers

b. : to arrive or show up at an appointed or expected time or place

turned up half an hour late

3. : to happen or occur unexpectedly

something always turned up to prevent their meeting

4. of a ship : tack 1b

- turn up one's nose

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.