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turns up

turns up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn up.

Meaning of turn up

Verb

turn up (third-person singular simple present turns up, present participle turning up, simple past and past participle turned up)

  1. (copulative, intransitive) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
    • 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 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.

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Questions about turns up

What is turns up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn up.

Words near turns up in the dictionary

  1. turns tricks
  2. turns Turk
  3. turns turtle
  4. turns two
  5. turns under
  6. turns up
  7. turns up missing
  8. turns up one's nose
  9. turns up one's toes
  10. turns up the heat
  11. turns up the volume on

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