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#2 (permalink) Sun Apr 30, 2006 23:57 pm "turn in" vs. "turn up" |
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. It is common for phrasal verbs to carry a number of meanings. For these:
Turn in:
verb: make an entrance by turning from a road (Example: "Turn in after you see the gate") verb: go to bed in order to sleep (Example: "I usually turn in at midnight") verb: carry out (performances) verb: to surrender someone or something to another
Turn up:
verb: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining verb: be shown or be found to be verb: appear or become visible; make a showing verb: bend or lay so that one part covers the other (Example: "Turn up your collar") verb: find by digging in the ground
Turn over:
verb: do business worth a certain amount of money verb: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of verb: move by turning over or rotating (Example: "Turn over on your left side") verb: turn from an upright or normal position verb: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse (Example: "Turn over the pancakes") verb: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position verb: think about carefully; weigh verb: turn up, loosen, or remove earth (Example: "Turn over the soil for aeration") verb: place into the hands or custody of . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Mon May 01, 2006 23:39 pm "Turn up" |
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Hello, In this case, the phrasal verb "turn up" is the right choice because someone in the car wants to hear the music better - to increase the volume of a song. "Turn up" is the right choice because 'up' in many phrasal verb cases, means to increase something. For example, with music - turn 'up' or turn it 'up', with a liquid that you want more of, you could say 'fill it up' or fill 'up.' At the gas station, you could say, I have to fill 'up' or again, fill it 'up.' Some people even say things like "spice 'up' your food with these great chili peppers." I hope that helps.
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