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- [turn uhp]
- /tɜrn ʌp/
- /tɜːn ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turn uhp]
- /tɜrn ʌp/
Definitions of turn up words
- verb with object turn up to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 1
- verb with object turn up to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a jar. 1
- verb with object turn up to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around. 1
- verb with object turn up to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing. 1
- verb with object turn up to change the position of, by or as if by rotating; move into a different position: to turn the handle one notch. 1
- verb with object turn up to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm. 1
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Origin of turn up
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English turnen, partly continuing Old English turnian, tyrnan < Latin tornāre to turn in a lathe, round off (derivative of tornus lathe < Greek tórnos tool for making circles), partly < Old French torner, t(o)urner < Latin, as above; (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the v., partly < Anglo-French *torn, t(o)urn; Old French tor, t(o)ur < Latin tornus, as above
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Parts of speech for Turn up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turn up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
turn up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turn up
verb turn up
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
Antonyms for turn up
verb turn up
- clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- cool out — to relax and cool down
- dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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