turn up Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb appear or become visible; make a showing
   show up; come out; surface; come on.
   
   • She turned up at the funeral
   • I hope the list key is going to surface again
2. verb bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   fold up; fold.
   
   • fold up the newspaper
   • turn up your collar
3. verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
   locate.
   
   • Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
   • My search turned up nothing
4. verb be shown or be found to be
   turn out; prove.
   
   • She proved to be right
   • The medicine turned out to save her life
   • She turned up HIV positive
5. verb find by digging in the ground
   excavate; dig up.
   
   • I dug up an old box in the garden

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