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Definition

to show up: to appear, to come, to arrive, to attend verb
He didn't show up to the meeting last week. We still don't know where he was, but he definitely wasn't in the meeting.
Finally you showed up! I have been waiting for you for an hour.

Examples

  • "Please show up on time and wear loose-fitting clothing."
  • "Only Icarus and his mother showed up."
  • "Please be sure to show up next Tuesday afternoon, following lunch, at 2:15 in the boardroom. There will be coffee and cookies."
  • "I'm glad to see everyone showed up."
  • "I doubt that my brother will be attending this year, but there's always a small chance that he'll show up."
  • "A crucial symbol isn't showing up on my monitor!"
Exercise 1
Polly writes that a crucial symbol isn't "showing up" on her monitor. This means that a crucial symbol isn't Polly's screen.
Polly writes that a crucial symbol isn't "showing up" on her monitor. This means that a crucial symbol isn't appearing on Polly's screen.
appearing on: The phrasal verb to "show up" has several meanings. In this context, it is synonymous with "to appear".
blinking on: The phrasal verb to "show up" doesn't express that something is "blinking".
compatible with: The phrasal verb to "show up" doesn't express that something is or is not compatible.
deleting text on: The phrasal verb to "show up" doesn't express that something is "deleting" or being "deleted". To delete (text using a word processor) is to erase it.
Exercise 2
And now... some phrasal verbs!

Fill in the blanks below with terms from Bruno's letter.

Remember that a phrasal verb is an idiomatic expression combining a verb and a preposition or adverb.
For example, to find + out = to discover

This phrasal verb means "to attend" or "to appear (somewhere)".
"He's very late, in fact I don't think he's going to ."

This phrasal verb means "to end", "conclude" or "finish a task".
Hint: this expression is often used at the end of meetings or presentations.
"Let's this meeting now, I want to go home."

This phrasal verb means "to review", "examine" or even "study".
"I didn't have time to the report you sent me, can I read it tomorrow?"
And now... some phrasal verbs!

Fill in the blanks below with terms from Bruno's letter.

Remember that a phrasal verb is an idiomatic expression combining a verb and a preposition or adverb.
For example, to find + out = to discover

This phrasal verb means "to attend" or "to appear (somewhere)".
"He's very late, in fact I don't think he's going to show up 1."

This phrasal verb means "to end", "conclude" or "finish a task".
Hint: this expression is often used at the end of meetings or presentations.
"Let's wrap up 2 this meeting now, I want to go home."

This phrasal verb means "to review", "examine" or even "study".
"I didn't have time to go over 3 the report you sent me, can I read it tomorrow?"
1 show up: In his letter Bruno writes "I doubt that my brother will be attending this year, but there's always a small chance that he'll show up." This means that although Bruno doesn't think his brother will attend the meeting, there may be a small chance he will make an appearance, or "show up".
2 wrap up: "To wrap up (a meeting)" means to conclude a meeting. When Bruno writes "we'll wrap up the proceedings", he means that they will finish the "proceedings" (the meeting). To "wrap up" can also mean to summarise or recapitulate, for example: And so to wrap up, I'd just like to thank everyone for attending.
3 go over: "To go over (a report)" is to review or to examine a report, as in the example: "Can we go over it one more time? I don't understand." In the letter, Bruno writes "everyone will have a chance to go over this year's figures", which means that everyone at the meeting will have the opportunity to examine (or review) the budget figures. Note that "to go over" can have different meanings in different contexts.
Exercise 3
Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!
Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!
This statement is true. Luna's first comment to Bob is that "communities are built on sharing and interaction".
This statement is true. Bob asks Luna if he should "hide" a slice of his birthday cake, after seeing Horatio eating most of it. "To hide (a piece of cake)" is to put it in a place where no one can find it.
This statement is true. Luna says that because Bob is a "Virgo" (the astrological sign of people born in late August or early September), he appreciates chocolate cake.
This is the only statement which is false. Bob begins the dialogue by telling Luna "I can't believe everyone showed up" and then says that "even the elevator man is here". To "show up" is a phrasal verb which means "to attend" or "go to an event". The sentence indicates that many people actually came to Bob's party, including the elevator man.

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