English dictionary
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English verb: turn away | |||
| 1. | turn away (motion) move so as not face somebody or something | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 2. | turn away (motion) turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | ||
| Synonyms | bend, deflect | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 3. | turn away (social) refuse entrance or membership | ||
| Samples | They turned away hundreds of fans. Black people were often rejected by country clubs. | ||
| Synonyms | refuse, reject, turn down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Verb group | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down | ||
| Antonyms | allow in, intromit, admit, let in | ||
| 4. | turn away (motion) turn away or aside | ||
| Samples | They averted their eyes when the King entered. | ||
| Synonyms | avert | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
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