āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
turn up
/ËtÉËn ËĘp/
to turn up
[phrase form: turn]
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to turn a switch on a device so that it makes more sound, heat, etc.
Transitive: to turn up a device or its operation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I could n't hear the music, so I turned up the volume on my headphones.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻĄāĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to lay something in a way that one part covers the other
Transitive: to turn up a fabric or paper
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist turned up the canvas to create a border for the painting.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to unexpectedly appear or be found
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The solution to the problem turned up after hours of brainstorming.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to find something or someone by actively searching a particular place or area
Transitive: to turn up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The researcher turned up valuable information in the old archives.
āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to arrive at a location or event, often unexpectedly and without prior notice
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He turned up at the meeting after missing the first part.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to discover something by digging into the earth
Transitive: to turn up an artifact
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The construction workers turned up a rusty old chest while digging the foundation.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž
to fold the bottom of a garment to make it shorter, typically by raising the hemline
Transitive: to turn up a garment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fashionable trend involves turning up the ankles of your trousers.
āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
08
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to fold or raise the edge of a piece of clothing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The tailor turned up the hem of the dress to make it shorter.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻšā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to fasten something to a fixed point, by wrapping it around and then looping it back on itself
Transitive: to turn up a cord or string around sth | to turn up a cord or string on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Please turn up the leash around the tree to keep the dog in place.
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
10
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to party intensely, often with alcohol, drugs, or high energy
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Everyone turned up for her birthday.
āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
