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regain vs turn up

turn up vs regain

regain and turn up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regain No No Yes No
turn up No No Yes No
As verbs, turn up is a hyponym of regain; that is, turn up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than regain:
  • regain: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  • turn up: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
regain (verb) turn up (verb)
get or find back; recover the use of appear or become visible; make a showing
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost bend or lay so that one part covers the other
find by digging in the ground
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
be shown or be found to be
Difference between regain and turn up

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