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Phrasal-verb synonym (vocabulary – meaning of “turn up”): Choose the option that best expresses the meaning. Target: TURN UP (phrasal verb) Instruction: Select the closest synonym in common usage meaning “to appear or arrive, often unexpectedly.”

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Arrive

Explanation:


Meaning
As a phrasal verb, turn up commonly means to appear or arrive, especially unexpectedly. (It can also mean “increase” as in volume, but the arrival sense is the most tested.)


Option analysis
Arrive — direct synonym for this sense. ✅Reject — opposite in meaning to “accept”; unrelated. ❌Manufacture — to produce; unrelated. ❌Search — to look for; different action. ❌


Example
He finally turned up at noon → He finally arrived at noon.


Final Answer
Arrive

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