turn up

verb

1. intr to arrive or appear

   he turned up late at the party

2. to find or be found, esp by accident

   his book turned up in the cupboard

3. tr to increase the flow, volume, etc, of

   to turn up the radio

4. informal.
   tr to cause to vomit

noun

1. often plural the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs US and Canadian namecuff
2. informal.
   an unexpected or chance occurrence

Example Sentences

But the dog — Mushie — has yet to turn up and the determined couple are now having to endure scam calls and pranksters barking into the phone line.

From Los Angeles Times

"It either doesn't turn up on time, or doesn't turn up full stop," he said.

From BBC

However, when our crew arrived, a Logan Paul lookalike turned up in the YouTuber’s place, shortly followed by a crowd shouting abuse about the BBC.

From BBC

Director Sam Pinkleton turns up the party volume in a revival that sometimes allows the comic ambiance to get the better of its emotional through line.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 500 workers turned up at the KIWA’s event, several hundred more than initially expected as word of the government program and the registration clinic spread by word of mouth.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• come across
• crop up
• detect
• encounter
• find
• meet
• pop up
• reveal
• see