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 | ||