Word

turn up, v.
freq. cnt. 13

appear or become visible; make a showing
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

come on come out show up surface turn up

sample sentences

"She turned up at the funeral"
"I hope the list key is going to surface again"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

bend or lay so that one part covers the other
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

fold fold up turn up

sample sentences

"fold up the newspaper"
"turn up your collar"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the sheets

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

folding fold folder fold

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

pleat, plicate furrow, wrinkle, crease wrinkle, crease, ruckle, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp corrugate ruffle, pleat tuck pinch, crimp cross collapse

discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2

locate turn up

sample sentences

"Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"
"My search turned up nothing"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

location location

semantic pointers

verb group

dig up, excavate, turn up

hypernym

hyponym

unearth pinpoint, nail

find by digging in the ground
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dig up excavate turn up

sample sentences

"I dug up an old box in the garden"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

excavation excavation excavation

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

grub up, grub out nuzzle disinter, exhume

verb group

locate, turn up

be shown or be found to be
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 90 freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 32

prove turn out turn up

sample sentences

"She proved to be right"
"The medicine turned out to save her life"
"She turned up HIV positive"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE

semantic pointers

hypernym

be

hyponym