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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : turn |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɜrn |
Definition of turned up
Origin :- late Old English turnian "to rotate, revolve," in part also from Old French torner "to turn," both from Latin tornare "turn on a lathe," from tornus "lathe," from Greek tornos "lathe, tool for drawing circles," from PIE root *tere- "to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist" (see throw (v.)). Expression to turn (something) into (something else) probably retains the classical sense of "to shape on a lathe" (attested in English from c.1300). Related: Turned; turning.
- To turn up "arrive" is recorded from 1755. Turn-off "something that dampens one's spirits" recorded by 1971 (said to have been in use since 1968); to turn (someone) on "excite, stimulate, arouse" is recorded from 1903. Someone should revive turn-sick "dizzy," which is attested from mid-15c. To turn (something) loose "set free" is recorded from 1590s. Turn down (v.) "reject" first recorded 1891, American English. Turn in "go to bed" is attested from 1690s, originally nautical. To turn the stomach "nauseate" is recorded from 1620s. To turn up one's nose as an expression of contempt is attested from 1779. Turning point is attested by 1836 in a figurative sense; literal sense from 1856.
- verb come, arrive
- verb discover or be discovered
- In the boat the man with the bailing can turned up an impassive countenance.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- A little lad, who had been drowned more than a week before, had turned up now.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- He turned up here early this morning, and he's carrying me off.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Beside the bed is a cradle, the head of which is turned up stage.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- When he turned up in Cape Town again, his own mother wouldn't have known him.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- It was damned bad luck that Ledgard should have turned up just now.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- The day the Coupeaus got married she turned up her nose at her.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- If Manders turned up his nose, it would be time indeed for a holiday.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- Zacheus interrupted to say that he hardly ever turned up his nose when he coughed.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- To avoid them she turned up an unfrequented angle of the road.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for turned up
- appear
- attend
- be found
- become known
- blow in
- bring to light
- catch
- come across
- come in
- come to light
- come to pass
- crop up
- descry
- detect
- dig up
- disclose
- encounter
- enter
- espy
- expose
- find
- get
- get in
- hit upon
- learn
- make an appearance
- materialize
- meet
- meet with
- pop in
- pop up
- punch in
- put in an appearance
- reach
- reveal
- roll in
- see
- show
- show up
- spot
- track
- track down
- transpire
- uncover
- unearth
- weigh in
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